Astro Launches Actions Similar like Next.js ("Quick" Reaction)

Is Astro becoming more of a Next.js competitor? Astro just released actions similar to what Next.js offers. Let's take a quick look.
Astro 4.8 Announcement - astro.build/blog/astro-480/#e...
Astro Server Actions Proposal - github.com/withastro/roadmap/...
Astro Actions with Vanilla JS from Chris Pennington - github.com/coding-in-public/a...
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[@BhargavaMan]

tags are still processed at build time by Astro, and transpiled to regular JS. So you can use imports and it's all typesafe. tags are built as is, and won't be processed at all.

[@vic_shine]

Please make more similar videos about Astro ❤

[@CyberTechBits]

Great content JQQ!

[@PraneyBehl]

Regarding the script tag, you could always inspect the source in the browser what does it get compiled to as it is just a script tags right?

[@RubenMiquelino]

Didn't test it, but i know typescript written on the client side is compiled and optimized by astro on build. I would guess the content of the actions defined, would also compile into the final code and be included in the final file after compilation.

[@MarkBennettCa]

11:00 could they be using an import_map.json in the browser or doing something to resolve the import when compiling the typescript in the .astro file

[@Michael-Martell]

What’s up!

[@kamalkamals]

action inspired from svelte no ??

[@diegoulloao]

12:25 astro way is easier to set the loading state IMO

[@diwanshuji947]

Even it is easier to receive formdata and validation

[@lostinthenarrativve]

Hey James, is it possible to do ecommerce stuff with Astro ? something really simple actually like selling a couple of digital products.

[@joshuaiz]

Yes it is. There are several examples in the Astro docs but I built a mid-to-large ecommerce site with Astro + React: monicaandandy.com