about 7 years ago Syntax Podcast

Gatsby Themes

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk with Jason Lengstorf from the Gatsby team about Gatsby themes, and the future of Gatsby in general.

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Guests

Jason Lengstorf

Show Notes

2:18 - Jason Lengstorf - What do you do?

9:37 - Gatsby refresher

Gatsby is statically generated
gatsby-config.js file determines which plugins you use
gatsby-node.js allows us to hook into Gatsby at different points and do things like source content and dynamically create pages
gatsby-browser.js contains code that should hook into browser events

13:54 - Gatsby themes

Layouts in Gatsby are done the same way in React - simply create a component with children
How is this different than a plugin?
Is it a collection of plugins?
How do you share themes?
Can they include functionality (plugins?) Like Markdown rendering?
What about a theme that needs a UI once activated?
What about custom fields for Gatsby?
Do you foresee a marketplace like WordPress themes?
Are there some themes already out there?
What will come for themes soon?

34:07 - Questions about Gatsby