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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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

What do you think about WordPress?
E-commerce?
How do you make money?
Suggested way of doing dynamic things
What is the future of Gatsby?

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