No, Seriously… What is Jamstack?
summary
Argues that Jamstack no longer has a single definition and should expand to include server rendering and platform-backed dynamic pages while keeping decoupling, performance and pre-rendering as values. Cites the term coined in 2015 and a 2016 Matt talk, points to Astro (astro.build) as a static-first site builder exploring SSR (won an ecosystem innovation award), calls out slow Create React App sites, highlights Next.js and Gatsby enabling hybrid SSR/SSG patterns, and notes platforms like Netlify Vercel Cloudflare can warm caches and handle scale.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and confession
- 3:10Jamstack’s identity crisis
- 10:51Original Jamstack definition
- 17:54Expanding Jamstack’s definition
- 23:11Acronyms and complexity
- 30:53Is Jamstack still useful?
- 35:02WordPress and Jamstack
- 44:09Q&A and closing
