This course teaches how to build fast apps and websites using React with Gatsby, a static PWA generator. Performance is crucial in today's web environment, and tools like Gatsby, React, and GraphQL help in creating high-performance websites. The course covers best practices like PRPL pattern, lazy loading assets, and more to ensure blazing fast websites. Deployment on Netlify is also discussed.
GatsbyJS is a free and open-source static site generator based on React. It uses a modern development stack including Webpack, GraphQL, and modern JavaScript and CSS frameworks. It also provides a rich set of plugins, starters, and themes.
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components