In this episode, James and Amy discuss the tech behind jamesqquick.com. This site was built on top of Gatsby and Sanity. They discuss the decisions James made along the way and the things he might do differently.SPONSORSPathwire / Mailgun / MailjetPathwire is a powerful email API and intuitive email marketing solution that delivers over 250 billion emails a year for 400,000 companies around the world.You can sign up now and try Mailgun or Mailjet for free today. Mailjet offers a trial that allows you to send 6,000 emails per month for free, forever. Mailgun offers a 3 month trial for 5,000 emails per month after which you only pay for what you send.For more information, simply visit Pathwire.comVercelVercel combines the best developer experience with an obsessive focus on end-user performance. Their platform enables frontend teams to do their best work. It is the best place to deploy any frontend app. Start by deploying with zero configuration to their global edge network. Scale dynamically to millions of pages without breaking a sweat.For more information, visit Vercel.comZEAL is hiring!Zeal is a computer software agency that delivers “the world’s most zealous” and custom solutions. The company plans and develops web and mobile applications that consistently help clients draw in customers, foster engagement, scale technologies, and ensure delivery.Zeal believes that a business is “only as strong as” its team and cares about culture, values, a transparent process, leveling up, giving back, and providing excellent equipment. The company has staffers distributed throughout the United States, and as it continues to grow, Coding Zeal looks for collaborative, object-oriented, and organized individuals to apply for open roles.For more information visit their site.Show Notes0:00 Intro3:05 Context in building jamesqquick.com4:46 Deciding to rebuild the site on GatsbyGatsby - https://www.gatsbyjs.com/6:29 Upgrades and improvements from moving off WordPress8:28 The Gatsby Plugin Ecosystem9:03 Sending your RSS feed to Dev.to for cross-postingTutorial: Publishing a Post Pulled in via an RSS Feed12:18 Hosting13:00 Sponsor: Vercel13:49 Moving from Markdown to Sanity21:35 Email MarketingMailChimpConvertKitPodia22:25 Serverless Functions23:14 Sponsor: PathwireMailGun - http://mailgun.comMailJet - http://mailjet.com25:18 React Ecosystem26:12 React Awesome Reveal26:37 Font Awesome for Icons27:14 For styling, using ScssDifference between Scss and Sass30:45 Sponsor: ZEAL31:19 Things you'd do differentlyStyled ComponentsTailwind CSSNext.js35:14 Grab Bag Question #1: If you are the only updating Sanity, can you host it locally or does it need to be accessible online?36:12 Grab Bag Question #2: When will you migrate your site to Next.js?36:24 Grab Bag Question #3: How do you like Sanity as an authoring experience?37:29 Picks and Plugs37:40 James's Pick: Tripod with a Selfie Light38:34 James's Plug: James Q Quick on YouTube38:55 Amy's Pick: Hunt a Killer (30% off)40:30 Amy's Plug: SelfTeach.me on YouTube