Gatsby Intro

Overview:

This course teaches how to build fast apps and websites using React with Gatsby, a static PWA generator. Performance is crucial in today’s web environment, and tools like Gatsby, React, and GraphQL help in creating high-performance websites. The course covers best practices like PRPL pattern, lazy loading assets, and more to ensure blazing fast websites. Deployment on Netlify is also discussed.

Features:

• Build Blazing Fast Apps: Learn to build high-performance websites using Gatsby, React, and GraphQL.
• Optimized Asset Loading: Provide critical assets on load and prefetch assets for subsequent page loads.
• Performance Best Practices: Implement strategies like the PRPL pattern and lazy loading to enhance performance.
• Fast Website Deployment: Build and deploy fast websites quickly with performance baked in.
• Free Deployment on Netlify: Deploy sites for free in minutes using Netlify.

Installation:

To install the course code on your machine:

1. Make sure you have a text editor like VSCode installed.
2. Install the Gatsby CLI globally by running: npm install -g gatsby-cli
3. Clone or download the course code repository.
4. Install dependencies by running: npm install
5. Run the development server with: npm run develop
6. Access the website at: http://localhost:8000/

Summary:

The course focuses on leveraging tools like Gatsby, React, and GraphQL to create high-performance websites with critical assets loading and prefetching. By following best practices like the PRPL pattern and lazy loading, developers can ensure fast and optimized web experiences for users. Deployment on Netlify further simplifies the process of launching fast websites.