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@bobylito Gatsby.js A Paris.js talk by Alex / @bobylito

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@bobylito Hi, I’m Alex Software engineer Independent contractor @bobylito / alex@noima.xyz Loves JS

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@bobylito I’m a static website generator addict

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@bobylito Two questions How is gatsby different from other generators? Is gatsby for you / your next project?

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@bobylito Two questions How is gatsby different from other generators? Is gatsby for you / your next project?

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@bobylito Two questions How is gatsby different from other generators? Is gatsby for you / your next project?

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@bobylito What is a static website generator?

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@bobylito A tool that transforms markup in HTML

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@bobylito With the help of templates

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@bobylito They come in different size and shapes

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@bobylito And they share common properties ● Pipelines ● Content is the main concern ● Templating come second ● Content comes from files

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@bobylito Gatsby.js

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@bobylito Templates

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@bobylito Template first! ▾ src/ ▸ components/ ▸ images/ ▾ pages/ 404.js index.js page-2.js gatsby-browser.js gatsby-config.js gatsby-node.js gatsby-ssr.js LICENSE package-lock.json package.json README.md yarn.lock React components

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@bobylito Templates are using React

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@bobylito Templates are also usable in the front-end ● No more duplication of templates ● Same mindset at runtime and at build time

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@bobylito Content

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@bobylito Source plugins

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@bobylito Content plugins - GraphQL MDX example

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@bobylito Source agnostic Files Databases Headless CMS

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@bobylito Assets are content

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@bobylito Plugins can optimize assets - image example PNG full resolution Megabytes JPEG with just enough quality to look great Kilobytes

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@bobylito Plugins can optimize assets - image example Full resolution Too much for mobile or Too small for desktop Different sizes for each screen Perfect everywhere

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@bobylito Generating pages

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@bobylito Create pages API - Two parts ● Extension point: createPages ● Function: createPage

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@bobylito Create pages API - example

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@bobylito Bringing everything together

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@bobylito Flip the model - get new API powers

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@bobylito Is Gatsby right for your next project?

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@bobylito Why not choose Gatsby.js? ● Choices / ecosystem ● Magic ● You have mastered something else

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@bobylito Bad reasons to choose Gatsby.js or not? ● X Y Z are using it ● Tech: React, GraphQL

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@bobylito Why choose Gatsby.js? ● Best practices built-in ● You’re building a web app ● Well documented ● Community

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@bobylito Thanks! Find me on twitter @bobylito Looking for a JS freelancer: alex@noima.xyz

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@bobylito Links and resources ● My talk about JSDoc in static website generators ● Playlist Detective, a project I built with Gatsby and Algolia ● Create pages API ● Gatsby image plugin ● Gatsby plugin repository