Company
Date Published
Author
Kyle Mathews
Word count
1888
Language
English
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None

Summary

Kyle Mathews, founder of GatsbyJS, shares updates and future plans for the Gatsby framework during a community Q&A session held on March 6th, 2020. The discussion covers significant advancements in Gatsby's build process, including incremental and parallelized builds, resulting in substantial reductions in build times for large sites. Mathews emphasizes the importance of server-side rendering (SSR) for SEO and social media and outlines Gatsby's current focus on improving build-time SSR while considering runtime SSR for personalization and A/B testing. The integration with WordPress through WPGraphQL is highlighted, aiming to enhance the experience for content authors with real-time previews and rapid content changes. Ongoing improvements in Gatsby's ecosystem, such as better image handling, caching solutions, and accessibility enhancements, are also discussed, alongside plans to integrate native TypeScript support and achieve parity with Next.js in JavaScript bundle sizes. The community's role in improving documentation and the continuous development of Gatsby's features are emphasized, reflecting the company's commitment to creating a robust and user-friendly platform.