Astro, React, Tailwind & TypeScript: Why Your Tech Stack Matters

As a business owner, you shouldn’t have to care about code. You care about revenue, leads, and brand reputation.

So why do we insist on telling you that we use Astro, React, Tailwind, and TypeScript?

Because what runs under the hood determines how fast your car goes, how safe it is, and how often it breaks down.

The vast majority of the web (40%+) runs on WordPress. While WordPress was great in 2010, the web has moved on. Today’s “Modern Stack” offers performance and security that legacy platforms simply cannot match.

Here is a plain-English translation of our toolkit and why it matters to your bottom line.

1. Astro: The Speed Demon (The Engine)

What is it? Astro is a modern “Static Site Generator”.

The Old Way (WordPress): When a user visits your site, the server wakes up, asks the database for content, stitches it together, and sends it to the user. This takes time (1-3 seconds).

The Astro Way: We pre-build your site before the user even arrives. The pages are ready and waiting on a server near them.

The Business Benefit:

• Instant Loading: Your site loads in milliseconds, not seconds.
• Higher Google Rankings: Google explicitly prioritises fast websites (Core Web Vitals).
• Lower Hosting Costs: You don’t need expensive servers to handle traffic spikes.

2. React: The Interactive Layer (The Dashboard)

What is it? A JavaScript library built by Facebook for building user interfaces.

The Old Way (jQuery): Clunky animations that often stutter or break on mobile.

The React Way: We use React only where it’s needed: for things like interactive quoting calculators, booking forms, or client dashboards. It breaks the interface into reusable “components” (like LEGO blocks).

The Business Benefit:

• Premium Feel: Interactions feel “app-like” and smooth.
• Maintainability: If we need to update a button, we update it in one place, and it updates everywhere.

3. Tailwind CSS: The Design System (The Bodywork)

What is it? A utility-first CSS framework for styling websites.

The Old Way (Themes): Buying a £50 “Theme” that looks great in the demo but breaks as soon as you try to move a logo 5 pixels to the left. Themes are bloated with code you don’t need.

The Tailwind Way: We hand-craft your design using a standardised set of spacing, colours, and typography tokens.

The Business Benefit:

• Unique Branding: Your site doesn’t look like thousands of others.
• Consistency: The spacing and colours are mathematically consistent across every page.
• Mobile Perfection: We control exactly how elements stack on phones, tablets, and desktops.

4. TypeScript: The Safety Net (The Brakes)

What is it? A stricter version of JavaScript that forces developers to identify data types (e.g., “Price” must be a Number, not text).

The Old Way (JavaScript): You launch a site. A user types “Ten Dollars” into a price field. The entire checkout system crashes. You lose the sale.

The TypeScript Way: The code physically won’t let us build that error. If we try, the build fails before we launch.

The Business Benefit:

• Reliability: Fewer bugs in production.
• Cheaper Maintenance: It’s easier for other developers to understand and fix the code in the future.

Conclusion: Built to Last

Choosing a tech stack is like choosing construction materials. You can build a house out of straw (Wix/Squarespace) or wood (WordPress) and it will stand up… for a while.

But if you are building an asset that needs to withstand the weather and grow with your family, you build with steel and concrete.

That is what the Modern Stack is. It is enterprise-grade engineering, applied to your business website.

Want a website that scores 100/100 on Google Speed Tests? Contact Us for a quote.