Episode 32: Static site generators

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James and Josh explore the world of SSGs (static site generators)! The differences between SSGs and full stack frameworks, the associated technologies out there and what to consider with your project when deciding what is best for it. [Recorded 13th July, 2023] 01 Intro 02 The Personal Website 02 Static Site Generators 02 ASTRO  03 Content driven site vs Logic and functional site 04 Jekyll  04 Webapps 07 Full stack frameworks 08 MPA vs SPA 10 Islands 15 It’s a cms without the cms 16 Flexible data structures enforced via TypeScript 20 Deployment - compilation step, already do this on most frameworks anyway 22 Still require a rich runtime environment of JS deps etc 25 Bring your own db and cache 26 Environmental impact 27 New SSGs References https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/why-astro/ https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/mpa-vs-spa/ https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/ Find out more about Stac and Parallax: Stac Parallax

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James and Josh explore the world of SSGs (static site generators)! The differences between SSGs and full stack frameworks, the associated technologies out there and what to consider with your project when deciding what is best for it. [Recorded 13th July, 2023] 01 Intro 02 The Personal Website 02 Static Site Generators 02 ASTRO 03 Content driven site vs Logic and functional site 04 Jekyll 04 Webapps 07 Full stack frameworks 08 MPA vs SPA 10 Islands 15 It’s a cms without the cms 16 Flexible data structures enforced via TypeScript 20 Deployment - compilation step, already do this on most frameworks anyway 22 Still require a rich runtime environment of JS deps etc 25 Bring your own db and cache 26 Environmental impact 27 New SSGs References https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/why-astro/ https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/mpa-vs-spa/ https://docs.astro.build/en/concepts/islands/ Find out more about Stac and Parallax: Stac Parallax

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