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 ❤️
Software Engineering Lessons from Production
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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
Software Engineering Lessons from Production
Join Swizec's Newsletter and get insightful emails 💌 on mindsets, tactics, and technical skills for your career. Real lessons from building production software. No bullshit.
"Man, love your simple writing! Yours is the only newsletter I open and only blog that I give a fuck to read & scroll till the end. And wow always take away lessons with me. Inspiring! And very relatable. 👌"