Tech thoughts, Astro, and legacy code explorations.https://vbesse.com/en-ushttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/ai-ghost-bug/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/ai-ghost-bug/I asked an AI to enlarge my logo. The result? An almost completely black image. A look back at a spectacular fail to understand how generative models think.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/building/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/building/Why I chose Astro and Vercel over Hugo or WordPress, and how I set up this site from A to Z.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/automated-image-optimization-pipeline/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/automated-image-optimization-pipeline/How I went from tedious manual management to a fully automated workflow thanks to Content Collections and Astro Assets.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-architecture/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-architecture/Discover why separating your main Layout into specialized sub-layers is the key to a maintainable and scalable Astro blog.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-clientrouter-smooth-spa/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-clientrouter-smooth-spa/Discover how Astro's ClientRouter component uses the View Transitions API to transform your static site into an ultra-smooth application without the weight of a JavaScript framework.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/backendless-forms-ajax/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/backendless-forms-ajax/Stop letting Formspree redirect your users! Discover how to use AJAX to send your contact forms in the background on your Astro site.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-seo-object-object-url-error/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-seo-object-object-url-error/Have your social images disappeared on LinkedIn or Bluesky? Discover why Astro sometimes generates an [object Object] in your meta tags and how to fix it for good.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/automatic-og-images/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/automatic-og-images/Tired of creating an image on Figma for every article? Discover how to generate your OpenGraph images dynamically at build time with Astro and Satori.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/accessibility-by-example/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/accessibility-by-example/Why and how I made this blog accessible (a11y), from contrast ratios to ARIA attributes, with practical advice.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-clientrouter-mobile-menu-trap/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-clientrouter-mobile-menu-trap/Just enabled View Transitions in Astro, but your hamburger menu is acting crazy? Discover why and how to fix your JavaScript lifecycle.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/dare-to-change-seize-opportunities/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/dare-to-change-seize-opportunities/Changing companies is not a betrayal; it is often a necessity for growth. A look back at the importance of movement in a career.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/flashless-dark-mode/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/flashless-dark-mode/Tired of burning your visitors' retinas with a white flash on load? Discover how to create a perfect, persistent Dark Mode with Astro.Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/instant-search-pagefind-cmdk/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/instant-search-pagefind-cmdk/Offer your users a premium navigation experience with a global Cmd+K search bar on your Astro static site, powered by Pagefind.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/json-ld-automated-technical-seo/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/json-ld-automated-technical-seo/Stop letting Google guess your page content. Learn how to automatically generate JSON-LD structured data with Astro to boost your SEO.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/micro-features-reading-ux/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/micro-features-reading-ux/Content is king, but user experience is queen. Discover how to implement a progress bar, a table of contents, and a copy button on your Astro blog.Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/modern-css-buttons/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/modern-css-buttons/A button is not just a link with a border. A step-by-step tutorial to create accessible, aesthetic, and responsive buttons using modern CSS.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/native-rss-feed/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/native-rss-feed/Escape the algorithms! Discover how to generate a valid RSS feed in a few lines of code on your Astro blog.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/taming-legacy-code/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/taming-legacy-code/Legacy code is not an inevitability. Strategies, testing, and refactoring: how to regain control of a project without rewriting everything.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/welcome/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/welcome/This is my very first article published with Astro and Vercel.Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-i18n-view-transitions/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/astro-i18n-view-transitions/How I implemented a native multilingual system on my Astro blog, with clean URLs and a dynamic language picker that survives the ClientRouter. Thanks Cristian!Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/3-ux-details-astro-blog/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/3-ux-details-astro-blog/How I polished the user experience of my bilingual blog with smart redirection, a click-away mobile menu, and dynamic icons.Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/from-vo2max-to-injury-half-marathon-data-prep/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/from-vo2max-to-injury-half-marathon-data-prep/How I trained for the 2026 Nancy half-marathon. An analysis of my data (Garmin, Polar H10, Karvonen Zones), my nutrition strategy, and the training load error that cost me my race.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vbesse.com/en/blog/deep-dive-garmin-data-385-hours-sports/https://vbesse.com/en/blog/deep-dive-garmin-data-385-hours-sports/A technical deep dive into my Garmin and Polar H10 data: proof of the 80/20 rule, aerobic efficiency evolution, and the overload that led to my tendinopathy.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT