What is new with Gatsby.js
summary
Gatsby compiles React into static sites and claims tens of thousands of sites using it, backed by an ecosystem with 1,600 contributors and 683 plugins. Typical full-site builds run about 30–90 seconds today with a goal to get average builds under a second. A production case (Harry’s / Flamingo) pairs Gatsby with headless content, CDNs, and image optimizations, survives a 10× traffic spike at launch, simplifies on‑call work, and materially reduces hosting and maintenance costs.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:43What Gatsby is
- 4:54Gatsby as compiler
- 6:42Content mesh support
- 7:02Optimized for changing website requirements
- 9:32Comparison with other website tools
- 13:04Web dev costs trends
- 17:01Harry’s Flamingo case
- 24:15What’s next for Gatsby
- 25:44Faster Gatsby builds
- 27:11Gatsby ecosystem growth
- 29:19Gatsby themes
- 31:27Closing
