June 2nd, 2025 ×
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
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.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 01:03 Barcelona Conference.
- 04:09 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
- 04:33 Existing stack, goodbye to Gatsby.
- 06:11 New stack, the goals for moving.
- 06:56 So what is the new stack?
- 08:32 Challenges with NextJS.
- 08:58 Problems with plugins.
- 09:30 Problems with dynamic imports.
- 10:21 Problems with Cloudflare deployment.
- 12:37 Landing on Waku.
- 13:59 Hot Tips functionality updates.
- 16:30 Blog Posts + JavaScript Notes.
- 17:09 Moving from Gatsby.
- 19:03 Page speeds.
- 19:29 Removing nav resizing process.
- 21:03 Writing custom MDX plugins.
- 23:28 Hosting.
- 24:08 Why is the build so fast?
- 28:01 Pricing.
- 32:25 Caching.
- 34:49 Migration errors.
- 36:37 CSS.
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