Revision 390: The great Gatsby.js

Schepp had the great opportunity to sit together with Jason Lengstorf to talk about Gatsby.js a.message_link { float: right; margin: 1rem 2rem; width: 100%; width: 400px; border-bottom: 0; } Our Sponsor This Revision is sponsored by Storyblok. Storyblok is a headless CMS that straddles the line between a CMS and a page builder like no other. Managing digital content with a CMS can be a difficult task. Without a visual preview, editors are often lost and need instruction even for simple changes. Storyblok has the user experience of a page builder with a modern, fully API-based architecture behind. That gives the developer freedom in choice of technology and the editor a self-explaining and intuitive interface. For the Gatsby.js lovers: There is also a tutorial on how to integrate Storyblok in Gatsby.js. You can read more about Storyblok and try their free plan, reach them on Twitter or in their live chat. Show notes [00:01:40] Gatsby.js There hasn’t been a static site generator that got so much buzz like Gatsby.js. Based on React and GraphQL, it not only takes the hottest new techniques, but bridges the gap between static sites and app like no other. Plug any content into any page, and get some nice HTML to deploy anywhere you like. Jason talks at lenghts about the big benefits from Gatsby.js, how it is build and why it is a little bit more than just a static site generator. Namely a application framework based on pregenerated content. We also talk about where Gatsby still needs improvement: How incremental builds shall slow down build times tremendously, and how investment in DX and learning will improve onboarding of new developers. Last, but not least, we talk about how Gatsby.js the open source project differs from Gatsby.js, the company, and how filling the shortcomings of traditional static site generators shall create a sustainable pricing model. Enjoy! Transcript The fine folks from Gatsby provided a transcript of the show. Click on the details button to see the whole show in text: The Transcript Schepp 00:00: Hello, and welcome to Working Draft, Revision 390. Peter 00:35: This Revision of Working Draft is brought to you by Storyblok. Storyblok is a headless content management system with an impressive visual editor that lets you change your webpage while you’re browsing. This is quite useful, but in my opinion, the most important thing about Storyblok is that it works with any technology stack that you can think of. Storyblok works with PHP, and also with Node and of course with Ruby and with Gatsby and with basically everything else. Peter 00:59: And it does not only work with just about everything, but there’s also documentation for just about everything. The Storyblok team will even write a tutorial just for you, and your strange tech stack, if whatever you’re working with is not covered by their existing documentation. Peter 01:13: You can try Storyblok for free for an unlimited time, as long as it’s just you as a single user. So get started now at storyblok.com. That’s story, B-L-O-K, .com. Our thanks to Storyblok for supporting this Revision of Working Draft. Schepp 01:29: As you might suspect, we will have a guest today. Usually, we’re not in English. We are two people. I’m Christian, and our guest is Jason Lengstorf. Hello. Jason Lengstorf 01:42: Hey, thanks for having me. Schepp 01:44: Thanks for coming. So Jason, it’s the first time that you appear in our podcast, so maybe you can tell the people who you are and what you’re doing. Jason Lengstorf 01:55: Sure. My name is Jason Lengstorf. I am the Head of Developer Relations at Gatsby. Gatsby is a React and GraphQL powered framework for building really high performance websites and apps that compile down to static assets, so they’re easy to deploy. Schepp 02:13: All right, and where do you live? So where are [...]