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Most people don't know this, but the first version of the Astro compiler was originally forked from [Svelte](https://svelte.dev/docs#Compile_time). Forking an existing compiler let us get up and running quickly, but cost us some unneccesary complexity that only grew over time.
Big rewrites are rarely easy, and this one was no exception.
Big rewrites are rarely easy, and this one was no exception. The timing was right for us to make a big investment in Astro now and deprecate our original forked compiler in favor of something designed with Astro in mind. This new compiler (written in Go) and new Vite-powered build engine will form a stable foundation that will last this project for years to come.
Ultimately, it came down to timing. The timing was right for us to make a big investment in Astro now and deprecate our original forked compiler in favor of something designed with Astro in mind. This new compiler (written in Go) and new Vite-powered build engine will form a stable foundation that will last this project for years to come.
*Thank you to Rich Harris and the entire Svelte team for building a great open source compiler that served Astro well in its early days.*
*Thank you to Rich Harris and the entire Svelte team for building a great open source compiler that served Astro well in its early days.*