Astro Crash Course 2024 Part 3: Building Reusable Astro Components

Astro Crash Course 2024 Part 3: Building Reusable Astro Components Course notes: https://www.codingafterthirty.com/dashboard/astro-js-crash-course-2024/creating-reusable-components-in-astro

Hey everyone! Welcome to part three of our Astro crash course. In this video, we dive into building reusable components to streamline our code. We'll create a main layout component that includes our top navigation, reducing the need for repeated code across our Home, About, and Blog pages.

I’ll show you how to pass dynamic props, use slots for child elements, and leverage TypeScript for added type safety.

Stay tuned for our next video where we'll add JavaScript functionality to our mobile navigation menu.

Topic covered.

1. The concept of reusable components: The video demonstrates how to create a reusable component called "main layout" that includes the header code and top navigation. This allows for code modularity and reduces repetition.

2. Using slots in Astro: Slots are used to pass children into the Astro component. By using slots, the video shows how to include different sections (such as hero and features) within the main layout component.

3. Accessing props in Astro components: The video shows how to pass props to the main layout component and access them using the Astro props attribute. It also showcases how TypeScript can help enforce type checking for props.

4. Future challenges and improvements: The video suggests creating additional components, such as a hero section component and a features section component, to further enhance code modularity. It also mentions that the next video will address adding JavaScript functionality to the mobile navigation menu. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQS8c-r7Mpo