Company
Date Published
Author
Hashim Warren
Word count
881
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In September 2020, Gatsby announced a series of updates and community contributions aimed at enhancing the development experience and capabilities for its users. Notable updates include a refined version of Gatsby Admin with improved UI for project configuration, the introduction of shareable URLs in Gatsby Cloud for collaborative site previews, and performance optimizations through auto-improvement and plugin enhancements. The community shared several success stories, such as ButcherBox's substantial site speed improvement and the launch of new educational resources like Wes Bos's Gatsby course. Additionally, the Gatsby ecosystem expanded with new tools like Kentico Kontent's "Web Spotlight" and updates to Advanced Custom Fields, while the company encouraged participation in Hacktoberfest and invited feedback on new features like the static image component.