Gatsby Starter Typescript Rebass Netlifycms
My default Gatsby setup. Includes rich MDX support.
Overview
This product is a barebones Gatsby starter template that includes TypeScript, Styled Components, Rebass, MDX, Jest, NetlifyCMS, lint-staged, and Prettier. It was extracted from an earlier iteration completed while working on Palette, Artsy's design system. The starter provides a foundation for building Gatsby websites and includes various features and customization options.
Features
- Gatsby: A powerful framework for building fast and optimized websites.
- TypeScript: Enables the use of a statically-typed language in the project, providing better code quality and easier refactoring.
- Styled Components: A CSS-in-JS library that allows writing CSS styles directly in JavaScript.
- Rebass: A lightweight component library for building responsive and accessible UI.
- MDX: A format that allows writing JSX/React components within Markdown files, providing more flexibility for content creation.
- Jest: A JavaScript testing framework that provides a simple and efficient way to write unit tests.
- NetlifyCMS: A content management system that enables editing content in a visual interface and provides a seamless workflow for content updates.
- lint-staged: A tool that runs linters on staged files, ensuring that only clean code is committed.
- Prettier: A code formatter that helps maintain consistent code style throughout the project.
Summary
The Barebones Gatsby Starter is a minimalistic template for creating Gatsby websites. It offers a range of features such as TypeScript, Styled Components, MDX, Jest, NetlifyCMS, and more to enhance the development and customization process. The installation process is straightforward, and the starter provides a solid foundation for building fast and optimized websites.
- Gatsby
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
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
- Styled Components
Styled Components is a popular library for styling React components using CSS syntax. It allows you to write CSS in your JavaScript code, making it easier to create dynamic styles that are specific to each component.
- NetlifyCMS
Netlify CMS is a powerful and flexible content management system that is designed to work seamlessly with the Netlify platform. Netlify CMS provides a user-friendly interface for managing content, including support for custom content types, localization, and asset management.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- MDX
MDX is a format that allows developers to write JSX within Markdown documents, combining the power of React with the simplicity of Markdown. This allows for the creation of dynamic and interactive content that can be easily shared and consumed across different platforms and devices.
- Prism JS
PrismJS is an open-source, lightweight, and extensible syntax highlighting library that supports a wide range of programming languages and markup formats.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.