#build tools

Astro 7.0 has been released, featuring a new Rust-powered compiler and Markdown pipeline, reduced dependencies from 247 to 190, and build performance improvements of 15-61% when combined with Vite 8 and Rolldown bundler. This release marks a significant step in reducing JavaScript ecosystem bloat and improving build performance for static sites. Developers using Astro for content-driven websites will benefit from faster compilation and lower maintenance overhead. Astro 7.0 also stabilizes route caching and adds experimental CDN cache providers for Netlify, Vercel, and Cloudflare. The Rust compiler was contributed by a community member (Princesseuh).