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Cloudflare Acquires Astro to Advance Web Development

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Cloudflare, Inc. announced that The Astro Technology Company team will join them. They launched the popular open-source Astro JavaScript web framework. This highlights Cloudflare’s commitment to high-performance, content-driven websites and the open web. Brands like Unilever, Visa, and NBC News use Astro. Many developers find it useful too. Astro speeds up load times by delivering only the necessary code for each page. This helps improve search rankings and boosts user experiences. Astro will stay open source with Cloudflare’s support. This will help it grow and develop with community input. It aims to be the top choice for content-focused sites.

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“Protecting and investing in open source tools is critical to the health of a functioning, free, and open Internet,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. “By acquiring this talented team and committing to one of the most impactful frameworks when it comes to speed and performance, we’re going to ensure Astro continues to be the best web framework for content-driven websites, not only as it is today but for years to come.” “Joining Cloudflare allows us to accelerate Astro’s development faster and on a much larger scale,” said Fred Schott, CEO of The Astro Technology Company. “Astro will continue to be the best way for developers to build content-driven websites, whether they host on Cloudflare or elsewhere.”

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