Why Gatsby Uses GraphQL - Jason Lengstorf
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A common question from developers new to Gatsby is, “Why does Gatsby use GraphQL?”
On the surface, this can seem like an odd choice: Gatsby generates static assets, and GraphQL is for APIs, so how do they fit together? Isn’t it overkill to add a GraphQL layer if we’re just creating a static website?
In this presentation, you’ll learn:
- The complexity of data management (even on small sites!)
- How this creates friction and maintenance overhead over time
- How GraphQL tames this complexity
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6:30pm - Pizza and drinks
7:00pm - Intros and General business items
7:05pm - Speaker
7:45pm - QA and hangout
About our Speaker:
Jason Lengstorf is a developer advocate, senior engineer, and occasional designer at Gatsby. He’s an advocate for building highly productive teams through better communication, well designed systems and processes, and healthy work-life balance, and he blogs about that sometimes. He lives in Portland, Oregon.