A new library "Astro Resume" and the future of "Astro Reactive"

[ayoayco]

Hi guys! Just want to announce I've published a new library Astro Resume, which is a combination of learnings we have had here and my other personal project Cozy.

Also please read on for important changes we will have in this project! :)

Why a new library?

I opted for it to be a separate library now to keep the scope clear: it is / will be a set of utilities we can use for our components but does not have to be a "feature" we support.

In line with this, I plan to get back to the efforts we were doing here which I believe to be an exploration of simpler development patterns for complex use cases in Astro.

However, to move forward, I think we need to streamline this project.

Initial interests

We've had a bunch of positive interest last year, I think due to the project being announced at a time when "Reactivity" was a hype (which I didn't know about to be honest until later 😅) and Astro was still a novel framework.

People loved the idea, and I did not deliver a good scope of expectation.

Additionally, Hactoberfest 2022 last year, from which I met a lot of you here, was a double-edged experience: It gave us some "tailwind" (not the library, but the figure of speech) to move some ideas forward but also attracted enthusiasm from people who are new to open-source (including me) who are still figuring out how much commitment they can give.

What's next?

I really love all our discussions, the software we produced, and more importantly the learnings we had here.

And we're not stopping!

For the continuity of them all, I would like to consider the following:

1. Having a new name that is not tied to "reactivity"
2. Taking more ownership of the project on my part -- so I ensure more responsibility and shoulder risks myself
3. Every success should be forwarded as a discussion in the Astro project's line of communication

With those items, I will make some changes moving forward and would really love to hear your thoughts on this.

Thank you and let's keep on building!

-Ayo