Re:Networking and the Internet, from First Principles
by faza on Saturday July 11, 2026 @09:47PM
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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I had no plans for inline interactive elements when I started out. It was just a plain static site using Astro, with my content in markdown files.
When I thought of including interactive elements, I saw that Astro supported MDX, which lets you embed custom JavaScript components. At the start I was just using plain JavaScript, SVG, and CSS transitions to do the animations, but as the simulations became more complex, I started using React to manage state better.
I had no plans for inline interactive elements when I started out. It was just a plain static site using Astro, with my content in markdown files.
When I thought of including interactive elements, I saw that Astro supported MDX, which lets you embed custom JavaScript components. At the start I was just using plain JavaScript, SVG, and CSS transitions to do the animations, but as the simulations became more complex, I started using React to manage state better.