Netlify and Astro have announced their partnership, with Netlify becoming the Official Deployment Partner of Astro. The collaboration aims to enhance developer experience on Netlify by funding development of Astro's open source framework. Both companies will announce new core primitives this week aimed at strengthening the web ecosystem. Astro is known for its simplicity and content-driven focus, popularizing island architecture where interactive widgets float in static HTML. The partnership is expected to boost Astro as one of the top frameworks in the coming years.