Astro’s biggest release yet — with founder Fred K. Schott

Astro’s got big news, and Fred K. Schott is teaching us what it means for web dev using Astro.

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Live transcription by White Coat Captioning (https://whitecoatcaptioning.com/)

00:00 Welcome
00:57 Introducing Fred K. Schott
02:44 Astro DB's Local-First Approach & Production Scalability
06:38 Addressing the Sustainability of Astro DB and Open Source Projects
10:51 Astro DB's Technical Underpinnings and User Benefits
21:23 Navigating Astro DB's Features and Potential Use Cases
33:06 Implementing Features with Astro DB
45:23 Deploying the Drawing App
51:50 Setting Up Production Database
01:03:28 Interactive Game Engagement and Technical Adjustments
01:06:06 Creating a New Project with Astro DB
01:08:53 Building a Simple CMS with Astro DB
01:22:46 Where to Learn More