#100 Days of Gatsby
Taking on the Challenge!
I first came across Gatsby while doing a React course. I really enjoyed working with React (and still do) but the one lecture dedicated to Gatsby was my Aha! moment; that time when it all makes perfect sense.
Starting January 1, 2020, I am be taking part in the #100DaysofGatsby Challenge. Here, I share with you the journey, the highlights and challenges day by day. While I have been working with Gatsby for a few months, there is always more to learn!
DAY 21 - Gatsby & Semantic UI
A step by step guide
By Lucie B | January 21, 2020
As some of you might know, I have been working on a React project and using Semantic UI. Being quite impressed with this, I wanted to…
DAYS 17 & 18 - Detour via React
A note on Semantic UI (React Version)
By Lucie B | January 18, 2020
So I am taking a detour via React (create-react-app), but since Gatsby is built on React I’m counting it as part of the #100DaysofGatsby…
DAYS 13 & 14 - Gatsby & Firebase
Firebase Issues = Deploy on hold
By Lucie B | January 14, 2020
As you might know, for the past few days, I’ve been working on a Gatsby / Firebase site, and I was hoping to deploy it today. Unfortunately…
DAY 12 - Sunday Styling
Taking a break from Firebase
By Lucie B | January 12, 2020
The #100DaysofGatsby challenge continues, even on a Sunday! .. though on Sundays I tend to work less and do things I enjoy more - you…
DAY 11 - Gatsby & Firebase
First Impressions of Firebase
By Lucie B | January 11, 2020
As I noted yesterday, when it comes to tutorials/courses on how to build blogs and basic sites with Gatsby, there are plenty. Finding…
DAY 10 - Authentication
Firebase vs. Auth0
By Lucie B | January 10, 2020
Authentication is the basis for securing data and content and its one of the main ingredients of a web application. So… in my ongoing…
DAY 9 - Gatsby for Apps
Finding Pieces of the Puzzle
By Lucie B | January 9, 2020
Yes, I am still on the topic of Gatsby for apps, but going down a rabbit hole finding resources. As I have mentioned before, Gatsby is still…
DAY 8 - Challenge 2
Deploying a Gatsby Site for Free
By Lucie B | January 8, 2020
Already into the second week of the #100DaysofGatsby challenge and the second challenge has been announced: Build and Deploy Your Gatsby…
DAY 7 - Styling in Gatsby
Taking A Closer Look at Styled Components
By Lucie B | January 7, 2020
Styling is important to any website or web application and something I’m quite fussy about. When I first started learning web development I…
DAY 6 - Attention to Detail
404 page, Pagination, & Bugs that Don't Exist
By Lucie B | January 6, 2020
Change of pace today as I attended to a few details including the 404 page and blog pagination. These 2 tasks weren’t exactly a priority but…
DAY 5 - Gatsby for Apps
Making Progress
By Lucie B | January 5, 2020
Spent a little more time today looking into Gatsby for apps and found a few interesting resources. The Youtube Gatsby Dynamic App Tutorial…
DAYS 3 & 4 - Gatsby for Apps
Doing some Research
By Lucie B | January 4, 2020
Gatsby is known as a static site generator and it is indeed great for building static websites, but this is misleading; by that, I mean that…
DAY 2 - Challenge 1 Completed!
Time to Start Blogging
By Lucie B | January 2, 2020
As noted yesterday, my goal was to create a new Gatsby blog with MDX that would live on its own domain and be specific to the…
DAY 1 - Let the Challenge Begin!
Creating a Gatsby Blog from Scratch
By Lucie B | January 1, 2020
This week’s first challenge is to build a Gatsby Blog from scratch. As the saying goes, there’s more than one way to skin a cat, and, of…
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