Gatsby

The World’s Sneakiest Route Change

How a totally static site simulates dynamic filtering

Recently, I worked on a project that had a lot of dynamic data, and the ability for the user to filter through it. In this article, we'll see how I built it while maintaining fully-static, using pre-generated JSON files instead of a REST API. It's a sneaky trick, with unbeatable results from a user-experience perspective.

Using Netlify Functions with Gatsby

An instant backend for your Gatsby site

Tools like Next and Gatsby are great for front-ends, but what about for apps that require a backend? Serverless functions have popped up to fill that gap, and they're *amazing*. In this tutorial, we'll see how to use Netlify Functions with Gatsby, to build full-stack web applications using the tools you already know and love!

Incredimental Builds!

Gatsby has a new trick up its sleeve

Gatsby just launched an exciting new feature called "incremental builds". This article looks at what it is, how to use it, and what it means for the future of the static web.

A Static Future

The magic of compile-time workflows

Tools like Gatsby are great for simple sites, but what about dynamic webapps with rapidly-changing data? In this article, we'll see how the technology is advancing, and all kinds of doors are opening up. "Static" sites are becoming a lot more dynamic!

Deploying Netlify Functions with Gatsby Cloud

Every now and then, Gatsby developers find themselves needing a sprinkle of back-end code. We don't necessarily need a whole server, and we certainly don't want to have to deal with things like load balancing and scaling. We just need some code to run not-in-the-browser…

Generate an SEO-Friendly Sitemap for your Gatsby Site

If you maintain a blog, documentation, or any other sort of writing-based Gatsby site, you know how much work goes into content creation. Help users find your work by ensuring that it's properly indexed by Google!