Content · July 15, 2026
RadicalDave.com Rebuilt with Astro + Bootstrap
This site has been completely rebuilt with Astro and Bootstrap, now achieving 4 perfect 100 scores in Lighthouse!
After several iterations over the years, I decided to completely rebuild RadicalDave.com from the ground up using Astro and Bootstrap 5. The goal was simple: create a fast, maintainable, and great-looking personal site with minimal JavaScript overhead.
Astro's island architecture means the site ships zero JavaScript by default and pages are static HTML with only the interactive components you explicitly add. Combined with Bootstrap's utility classes and component system, the result is both visually consistent and lightning fast.
The best part? The site now scores 4 perfect 100s in Google Lighthouse:
- Performance: 100
- Accessibility: 100
- Best Practices: 100
- SEO: 100
This was achieved through responsive images, efficient CSS, semantic HTML, and Astro's built-in optimizations.
Check out the project page for more details on the tech stack and I will share the source code asap.
Plus, stay tuned as I have several features planned. Got something you'd like to see? Let me know.
