Sponsors * Netlify * Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry’s small plan * CacheFly

Panel * Lucas Reis * Justin Bennett * Charles Max Wood

Special Guest: Ajay NS

Episode Summary In this episode of React Round Up, the panel talks with Ajay NS, a Computer Engineering student at National Institute of Technology Surat who is passionate about frontend development and design. Ajay talks about his article Why you should use GatsbyJS to build static sites on Medium and why he felt the need to write it. After attending the Plone Conference in Tokyo where he gave a talk about GatsbyJS, he realized that compared to React or Angular, Gatsby helped new developers learn about frontend development without facing too many complications. Ajay explains that he decided to write the article and share his experiences with Gatsby to help ease the learning process for new developers who are curious about frontend development. They discuss best cases to use Gatsby for and also cases where it may not be a good idea to use it.

They then discuss the best tools for people who are new to web development and are trying to find jobs as remote developers. One of the best methods recommended is pair programming which can also be done remotely.

Links * Why you should use GatsbyJS to build static sites * Ajay NS — Plone Conference 2018 – Tokyo * Ajay's Talk in the Plone Conference * Ajay’s LinkedIn * Ajay’s Twitter * Ajay’s GitHub * Netlify * Eleventy * https://www.facebook.com/React-Round-Up * https://twitter.com/reactroundup

Picks Justin Bennett:

• gatsby-starter-typescript-rebass-netlifycms
• https://github.com/artsy/palette
• https://github.com/FormidableLabs/inspectpack

Lucas Reis:

• react-spring

Charles Max Wood:

• Green Screen
• LED lighting for video

Ajay NS:

• https://github.com/storybooks/storybook
• Bodymovin Plugin

Special Guest: Ajay NS.