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Why Gatsby

July 22, 20251 min read

Gatsby is a modern static site generator built on React that enables fast, secure, and highly optimized websites. Its powerful data layer lets you source content from anywhere—APIs, Markdown, or headless CMS—while features like automatic code splitting, image optimization, and a rich plugin ecosystem make development efficient and deliver exceptional performance for users.

Welcome to my first blog post written in MDX! 🎉

MDX lets you write JSX directly in your Markdown files

Why MDX?

  • You can use React components inside your Markdown
  • It's great for technical blogs and documentation
  • You get the best of both Markdown and JSX

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