The Compost

What this site is built with, how it's cared for, and the commitments that hold it to account.

Tended Beds

  • Stack

    Framework
    Astro 5 — static, MDX, islands architecture
    Typefaces
    Mazius Display + Necto Mono (Collletttivo, SIL OFL), self-hosted
    Hosting
    Netlify — static CDN, continuous deployment from main
    Paired with
    Claude Code (Anthropic) — design & build partner
    Analytics
    None.

  • Accessibility

    Standard
    WCAG 2.2 AA
    Auditing
    axe-core in CI — zero violations required
    Keyboard
    Full navigation, visible focus rings on all interactive elements
    Motion
    prefers-reduced-motion respected on every generative piece

  • Performance

    LCP
    < 2.5s on mid-tier mobile (Moto G4, throttled)
    TBT
    < 200ms
    JS per page
    < 80kb gzipped (excl. lazy-loaded zone piece)
    CSS total
    < 30kb gzipped

  • Sustainability

    Architecture
    Static site — no server-side compute per request
    Tracking
    None. No third-party scripts or beacons.
    Fonts
    Self-hosted. No Google Fonts, no CDN font requests.