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Date Published
Author
Michelle Gienow
Word count
717
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Francois Brill, director of product design at BigBrave, discusses his experiences and insights into using Gatsby for building fast, scalable websites, highlighting his transition from custom WordPress development to utilizing Gatsby for its speed and creative autonomy. He emphasizes the responsibility that comes with Jamstack's power, particularly in terms of accessibility and web vitals, and suggests that Jamstack could be seen as a Cloud Native architecture for the front end. Brill also shares his journey of creating Flexisite to streamline repetitive aspects of Gatsby projects, significantly reducing website delivery times. He underscores the need for a more effective CMS solution in the Jamstack ecosystem, advocating for a headless-first approach, while also hinting at the potential for innovation at the intersection of technical feasibility, business viability, and user desirability. The text concludes with a promotion for GatsbyConf, featuring talks, workshops, and a unique event combining gaming and web development.