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    Swizec's articles in the "gatsby" category

    I aim to write mindblowing emails with real insight into the career and skills of a modern software engineer. "Raw and honest from the heart!" as one reader described them.

    Below are 9 articles filed under gatsby. Enjoy ❤️

    Adding categories to a Gatsby blog (for better SEO)

    One of my biggest frustrations since migrating swizec.com from Wordpress to Gatsby was that I never added categories. Always wanted to, never did. Thought it would be super hard. Gatsby made it painless
    March 29th, 2022

    How to add Typeform as a Gatsby source

    Every year I ask readers if they're enjoying my newsletter. Then fail to use those responses 😅 This year I said heck it and built a /testimonials page that shows everyone's feedback raw from Typeform. Here's how.
    January 25th, 2022

    Build simple backends with Gatsby Serverless Functions

    Until recently adding a little backend to your Gatsby site meant 2 options: 1. Climbing the AWS learning curve 2. Rewrite with NextJS Now there's an /api directory 😱
    August 24th, 2021

    Hacking the React AST for fun and profit – #CodeWithSwiz ep34

    This is hold my beer level of hackery. It didn't work but we learned lots in the process.
    June 29th, 2021

    A fun security bug with static rendering – CodeWithSwiz #31

    The flash of unlocked content is great fun for any paywall
    June 1st, 2021

    Build privacy-focused blazing fast tweet embeds – CodeWithSwiz 30

    Twitter embeds every tweet on your page as an iframe. Loads 1.2MB of JavaScript, makes 20+ HTTP requests and uses 100+ DOM nodes. 💩
    May 12th, 2021

    Twitter embeds without JavaScript, pt1 – #CodeWithSwiz 29

    Continuing our quest for better Lighthouse scores, more reader privacy, and less JavaScript we attacked the next biggest culprit 👉 Twitter.
    May 4th, 2021

    SSR, SSRwR, SSG, CSR, WTFBBQ???

    These abbreviations are getting out of hand. It's like a bad interviewer's wet dream.
    November 24th, 2020

    Gatsby to NextJS pt1, server-side-render or server-side-generate?

    Gatsby and NextJS do similar things differently. One is better for websites, the other for webapps. In episode 17 of CodeWithSwiz we explore the biggest difference.
    November 19th, 2020

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