January 2020 Summaries

The text highlights a variety of community-driven projects and events related to Sanity, a platform for structured content, showcasing its integration with other technologies like Shopify, Gatsby, and Cloudflare. It announces a meetup in the Bay Area focused on building an Alexa app with Sanity and mentions several projects, including a Shopify starter for e-commerce, a Gatsby theme for freelance writers, a cross-posting tutorial for blogs, and a Cloudflare site using Sanity. Additionally, it highlights a photography portfolio site and an e-sports site with real-time stats, both using Sanity, and a business website for a German company. The text emphasizes the flexibility and ease of content management provided by Sanity, particularly in reducing the need for code deployments to update site content.

Sanity.io has been recognized as part of Norway's TECH5, an annual tech startup award by The Next Web, alongside other notable startups such as chooose.tv, Otovo, Cognite, and Unacast. Originally a Norwegian startup, Sanity.io has expanded its operations across the Atlantic, with some employees relocating to the Bay Area and others regularly traveling between the two locations. This expansion has led to the company operating across different time zones, fostering a continuous workflow. The company is experiencing growth, with more developers choosing its platform for content integration in applications and services, prompting the need to expand its team. Sanity.io is actively seeking to hire an Account Executive, an Engineering Manager, a UI/UX developer, and a Digital Product Designer to support its burgeoning operations in the United States.

Following a recent fundraising effort, the company is focusing on enhancing and strengthening its product by building a strong team, and they are pleased to announce the addition of Anders Stensaas as a full-stack developer. Anders, who joined late last year, brings extensive experience from his previous work as a consultant, primarily in web development, and has a history with Sanity as a customer. He expresses enthusiasm for the platform, having found it to be the ideal CMS solution for his clients, and is excited to join a team he describes as both friendly and competent. The competitive market further motivates Anders, who has already been active in the community, to contribute to the company's growth and innovation.

Since the summer of 2018, the Sanity community on Slack has grown significantly, providing a platform for developers to help each other and share their projects while offering the Sanity team valuable feedback on new features. The community is vibrant, hosting events like a meetup at Heavybit’s clubhouse focused on building voice assistants and customizing the Sanity Studio, which will be recorded and available on YouTube for those unable to attend. Community members like Christian, Eunjae, Kevin Wolf, and Stephen are actively contributing by sharing tutorials and innovative projects, such as customizing icons in the Portable Text editor and creating new Gatsby starters that integrate with other tools like Tailwind CSS and Linaria.js. The Sanity platform continues to support various creative endeavors, exemplified by Rosen's successful creation of a portfolio site for painter Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez Jimenez, highlighting the ease of use and adaptability of Sanity Studio for both developers and non-technical users.

A meetup focused on rapid development and the creative potential of structured content is scheduled for February 5th at Heavybit, Inc. in San Francisco. The event will feature two talks: one by Lucho Suárez on building the official Las Vegas Alexa Skill using structured content and integrating it with Sanity.io, and another by Espen Hovlandsdal and Knut Melvær on rapid prototyping within Sanity Studio. Suárez, a front-end developer from Guatemala, will discuss his experience with Alexa Skill development, while Hovlandsdal and Melvær will demonstrate how quickly ideas can be transformed into customized authoring experiences. The gathering promises an evening of insightful presentations, networking, and refreshments, with the talks being recorded and distributed afterward.

Sanity.io is a rapidly expanding platform that revolutionizes content management by offering fast and flexible solutions for delivering content across digital devices and products, gaining trust from notable organizations such as Condé Nast and MIT. The company emphasizes a strong culture and values diversity, seeking to build a diverse and inclusive team, and is currently looking for a key member to manage its engineering team. This role involves leading daily operations, developing workflows, coaching engineers, and collaborating with management to achieve goals. Sanity.io offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for personal growth, competitive compensation, and a healthy work-life balance, including flexible work hours and social benefits. The company encourages applications from diverse backgrounds to enhance the diversity of perspectives and ideas in its workforce.