The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Gatsby's long road to incremental builds (Interview)
May 6, 2020
Kyle Mathews, the visionary creator of Gatsby, dives deep into the innovative journey of incremental builds, a feat three years in the making. He shares the challenges faced during its launch, including emotional highs and technical hiccups. Mathews discusses the transition from traditional development to serverless architecture and how Gatsby's architecture leverages GraphQL for flexibility. He also touches on the sustainable revenue models for open-source projects and the new Gatsby Recipes feature, showcasing the future of web development.
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Gatsby's Vision for Web Development
- Gatsby envisions a future where websites leverage managed cloud services.
- This approach offers advantages in scalability, maintenance, and cost-effectiveness compared to traditional monolithic architectures.
Initial Gatsby Focus
- Gatsby's main advantage initially was fast rendering of produced assets, not build times.
- Build times were a known hurdle, which Incremental Builds aims to address.
Incremental Builds Approach
- Incremental Builds offer a hybrid approach, blending dynamic generation with pre-rendering.
- This stream processing model updates only necessary parts upon changes, enabling near real-time updates.