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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by skeledrew on Sunday February 15, 2026 @10:12AM (#47024324)
This site got me going. Almost had whiplash when I tapped a link and the page loaded literally instantly. I've almost forgotten that that's possible on the internet. I'm not a web dev, but I'm inspired to get into it now because of this site.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by darkvertex on Sunday February 15, 2026 @11:47AM (#47025152)
You should try making a site with Astro. Load speed is cray cray.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by allthetime on Sunday February 15, 2026 @12:55PM (#47025777)
Yeah I’m a recent Astro convert. To be fair, any static site will have this effect. It’s just everyone is using react to make landing pages now.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by robertoandred on Sunday February 15, 2026 @05:10PM (#47028172)
React sites are easily static.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by mbreese on Sunday February 15, 2026 @06:33PM (#47028919)
Static or pre-rendered static? I rarely come across the latter, but the former is pretty common.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by ethmarks on Sunday February 15, 2026 @07:15PM (#47029267)
What makes Astro fast isn't just that it's static, it's that it automatically pre-renders and it doesn't ship a runtime. React can render to static as well, it just also ships the React runtime.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by 1718627440 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @02:55PM (#47026919)
I mean you also have HN as a reference.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by skeledrew on Sunday February 15, 2026 @10:36PM (#47030595)
I use an app for HN, and try to wherever I can due to my general experience with web things, so it's a different feel. But also HN being snappy is pretty much an upfront expectation given it's like 99.99% text.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by 1718627440 on Monday February 16, 2026 @03:03AM (#47032223)
TIL there is an HN app.
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by skeledrew on Monday February 16, 2026 @04:53AM (#47033058)
Yep, several. I've found Hacki best for me so far, but actually I'm considering to make my own as there are a few pain points and extras I'd like handled, and it'd be a nice learning experience.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jiaqifeng.hacki

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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by thedumbname on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @04:51AM (#47045538)
Try uBlock Origin and most of your sites will load instantly (hint: most of the time it is third-party analytics/ads issue)
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Re:Oat – Ultra-lightweight, semantic, zero-dependency HTML U... by skeledrew on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @10:26PM (#47056790)
I have many blockers. Doesn't help performance at all IMO.
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