Company
Date Published
Author
Linda Watkins
Word count
371
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Lullabot, an international strategy, UX design, and development agency, featured an interview with Kyle Mathews, the founder of Gatsby, on their podcast. The episode delves into the inception of Gatsby, a tool designed to enhance website performance by employing techniques such as code splitting and lazy loading, which ensure that only the necessary JavaScript for a specific site section is loaded, resulting in faster website performance. Mathews explains the motivation behind creating Gatsby, focusing on making high performance a fundamental aspect of web development frameworks. The podcast also explores the history of Gatsby, its best use cases, and the process for developers to get started, offering insights into how Gatsby can produce a fast, React-like development experience while delivering high-speed websites.