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Hi. I've been building websites since the year 2000 - from super simple HTML back then, through PHP and WordPress, all the way to modern frameworks like React, Angular and Vue. Stardrive is where all of that experience comes together.
- 23+ yearsbuilding for the web
- HTML → Astrothe full journey
- SEO & marketingbaked right in
- Open sourceMIT licensed
The journey
2003
It started with plain HTML
Hand-written pages, a text editor and a lot of curiosity. The web was simple - and that simplicity taught me the fundamentals.
The PHP & WordPress years
Dynamic sites at scale
Server-rendered pages, content management and everything WordPress could throw at a project. Powerful, but heavy to maintain.
Modern frameworks
React, Angular & Vue
The component era. Rich interactivity, but often at the cost of performance, complexity and long-term maintenance.
Today
Astro brings it together
In my opinion Astro extends the latest developments into something that simply delivers the best performance at the lowest cost with minimal maintenance - while respecting the root of it all: native web technology. Getting back to working basics instead of overcomplicating things, then bringing those basics into the modern world. That's a trend among real industry pros, and Astro combines all of it.
Why Stardrive exists
Speed up development
I built Stardrive to skip the first 36 steps of every project - a strong foundation you can start building on right away.
Features & utilities included
A lot of small utilities and features that make Astro projects even better from the very first commit.
Marketing & SEO expertise
Beyond engineering I studied marketing and worked in the SEO industry for years - that knowledge is woven into this project.
Best practices by default
Security, accessibility, structured data and performance are there from the start, so you don't have to bolt them on later.
Built in the open
Stardrive is open source because I believe in the power of having things out in the open - getting feedback, watching them grow, and finding contributors along the way. If it helps you ship a better website faster, that's exactly the point.