Astro 7.0 Delivers Massive Speed Boosts with New Rust Compiler and Vite 8

Astro 7.0

We are thrilled to announce Astro 7.0, our fastest release yet, featuring a complete rewrite of the compiler and Markdown pipeline in Rust. By integrating Vite 8 with the Rolldown bundler and stabilizing queued rendering, we have achieved build speed improvements of up to 61%. This update also introduces advanced routing, route caching, and dedicated enhancements for AI-assisted development to streamline your workflow.

"The fastest build is the one that doesn't happen at all."