Unlock the Power of Gatsby v4.0: A Revolutionary Leap in Static Site Generation
Parallel Query Running: The Game-Changer
Gatsby v4.0 brings a significant improvement with parallel query running, which slashes build times by up to 40%. By leveraging multiple cores, Gatsby can now process tasks in parallel, making builds faster and more efficient.
Preview UI: Streamlined Content Management
The new Preview UI offers a seamless content visualization and editing experience, allowing content editors to stay informed and productive. With real-time preview capabilities, editors can see changes made to their CMS with just one click.
Deferred Static Generation: Speeding Up Builds
Deferred static generation (DSG) is a technique that accelerates build times by deferring the generation of non-critical pages. This approach generates only what’s needed in real-time, reducing build times by up to 10x.
Hosting with Gatsby Cloud: A Modern Developer Toolset
Gatsby Cloud is a new platform that uses a modern developer toolset and workflow for a better Gatsby experience. With incremental builds, Gatsby reduces build time or deployments, making it ideal for teams.
Gatsby Shopify Source Plugin and Starter: Ecommerce Made Easy
Gatsby now offers its own Shopify storefront starter, providing content creators with a wide range of easily customizable options for their ecommerce website’s frontend.
Server-Side Rendering: A New Frontier
Gatsby v4.0 introduces support for server-side rendering (SSR), enabling developers to build websites that scale real-time data requirements. With SSR, developers can fetch details on a test basis using server-side conditions.
Achieving SSR with Gatsby involves utilizing the getServerMethod() to fetch data from an API, and then dynamically rendering the data from the getServerData() method in your page.
import { getServerMethod } from 'gatsby';
const fetchData = async () => {
const response = await getServerMethod('https://animechan.vercel.app/api/random');
return response.json();
};
const Page = () => {
const data = getServerData(fetchData);
return ({data.anime}
{data.quote}
);
};
Improved Documentation and Tutorial Experiences
Gatsby has provided a new tutorial and overall documentation experience to help developers get started quickly. The tutorial shows how to build a blog and use the latest APIs available for Gatsby ≥v3.
The Future of Gatsby: Faster, Better, and More
With Gatsby v4.0, developers can expect:
- faster page loads
- faster image loading
- faster data prefetching
And with a plan to introduce a new, open-source version of Gatsby every two weeks, the future of Gatsby looks brighter than ever.
What are you waiting for? Upgrade to Gatsby v4.0 today!