Reading this blog post from @dries (creator of Drupal) about the post-pivot definition of Jamstack.
https://dri.es/the-new-old-jamstack-and-mach-journey-towards-traditional-cms-concepts
Dries rightly notes that Jamstack 2.0 shares *more* in common with monolithic/traditional stacks.
For me—I read this as a huge indictment of the broadened definition—it’s not a healthy evolution of the term if we must sacrifice technical clarity and simplicity to do so.
For me, it’s hard not to see the larger problem (and not limited to Vercel).
Hosting providers are prioritizing dynamic features because dynamic things make more money!
@jlengstorf said it first: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tf2erRqdwqc on #TheFutureOfJamstack
"Jamstack was a way to let me focus on just the joy of creating on the web".
This might be my favorite definition of Jamstack. @raae talks to the community of creatives that was Jamstack.
Watch the full interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBkIjxX98bE
It's easy to get caught up in "This is Jamstack, this is not Jamstack" but it's often not a particularly productive conversation.
I had a great chat with @seancdavis about the softer topics surrounding Jamstack.
"There's been a lot of discussion...that people are reinventing HTML websites..the crucial difference is while we're going full circle, at the same time it's been moving forward."
@hamatti highlighting the constant innovation happening in the static site space. Check out the full interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muto7O6q9nM
"Ship just want the user needs" has become a radical idea that frameworks like @astro and @eleventy excel at.
@jlengstorf sharing a wealth of Jamstack nuggets in our What the Jam interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YVCwD_Y7ts
At its core, Jamstack really was a group of web developers passionate about building for the web.
@henrihelvetica cuts to this truth and highlights the global influence and strength of this community. Check out the full interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp0osFhw6Mc
Jamstack was originally about getting back to simplicity from layers of complexity in the WordPress ecosystem.
@murtuzaalisurti talks about getting back to HTML and CSS and the role Jamstack has had on his web development career.
Check out the full interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oxu4y-RLrs
Use the best tool for the job, most websites will never be Amazon.com so why optimize for that level of scale?
@philhawksworth reflecting on Jamstack's place in modern web developement. Watch the whole interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7JPAtIRVUM
Is it time to rethink the term 'Jamstack'?
Kyle Mathews, the creator and mastermind behind Gatsby, delves into this question and discusses Gatsby's place within the Jamstack ecosystem in our latest 'What the Jam' interview.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa-hCQmqPqE
Explore more at: https://thefutureofjamstack.org
Zach Leatherman
Mike Neumegen