The Seven Things I Wish I Knew About Jamstack One Year Ago with Mike Chirokas

Hi Jamsters!

We will be hosting this meetup virtually on Thurs, October 27th at 6 p.m. EST!

The featured presentation is "The Seven Things I Wish I Knew About Jamstack One Year Ago" by Mike Chirokas:

1. What Jamstack is (I was doing it and didn't know it - btw lots of new folks are using it and don't know it's called Jamstack)
2. Jamstack vs. non-Jamstack frameworks and why I should've used a Jamstack-friendly framework from the start (I switched from vanilla React to Next.js for SEO)
3. Where stuff gets pulled in and what should go where (build time, server-side rendering, on-demand builders, ISR, runtime, edge, oh my!)
4. Site speed matters and a few optimizations can make a big difference - how to find and fix them in less than an hour
5. How to use Build Hooks to update my website from Contentful instead of making a minor change
6. Component libraries (TailwindCSS)
7. How to work with analytics tags and auth in Next.js

Mike is currently a Product Marketing Manager at Netlify, a web development platform for Jamstack sites, stores, and web apps. Previously, he spent a couple of years founding and coding two SaaS businesses. One was an iOS app focused on helping people save for travel (think: 401k for travel goals), and the other was a web app called the User Interview Exchange where founders, product managers, and UX researchers exchange user interviews for free.

Stay in touch with Mike:

• https://twitter.com/mchirokas
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/mchirokas/

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As always, the intent of this meetup is to collaborate, network, learn, grow and most importantly have fun! Here's the agenda:

6:00 - 6:05 Welcoming Remarks

6:05 - 6:45 "Seven Things" with Mike Chirokas

6:45 - 7:00 Questions & Open Discussion

Also, remember we are on social media. Sharing is welcome and encouraged!:

Twitter: @JamstackBoston
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamstackBoston

Look forward to seeing everyone!

• the Jamstack Boston Team