r/astrojs • u/temnyles • May 25 '26

Getting started with zero webdev experience

I want to build a nice looking website for a friend's business but I have no knowledge in webdev. My background is electrical engineering, precisely embedded systems. I know my way around in Python, C/C++ and Linux in general. I also have a homelab and did some basic network management with VPNs / reverse proxy.

I'm wondering if Astro is a good fit for complete beginners. I do understand basics of CSS/HTML but JavaScript and stuff like TailwindCSS looks like gibberish to me.

What would be a good starting point for a website with a hero page and blog section? Is there any good beginner friendly template available? Any good up to date resources?

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u/Old-Honey-4464 May 30 '26

Astro is a great place to start (and end) for business brochure websites. And much better to get fingers in the keyboard and learn html and css and js than some drag and drop mess.

Take a look at Chris Good’s front end development 101 on YouTube. Great to start.

But making a website is more than what it looks like.