907: Wes’ New Site: Gatsby → React Server Components

Wes rebuilt his personal site from Gatsby to a modern stack using Waku, React Server Components, and Cloudflare Workers — all while keeping the same design. Scott and Wes break down the pain points with Next.js, MDX, image handling, caching, and the custom setup that now powers a blazing-fast blog.

• Welcome to Syntax!
• Barcelona Conference.
• Brought to you by Sentry.io.
• Existing stack, goodbye to Gatsby.
• New stack, the goals for moving.
• So what is the new stack?
  • Challenges with NextJS.
  • Problems with plugins.
  • Problems with dynamic imports.
  • Problems with Cloudflare deployment.
• Landing on Waku.
• Hot Tips functionality updates.
• Blog Posts + JavaScript Notes.
• Moving from Gatsby.
• Page speeds.
  • Removing nav resizing process.
  • Writing custom MDX plugins.
• Hosting.
  • Why is the build so fast?
• Pricing.
• Caching.
• Migration errors.
• CSS.

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