Why Gatsbyjs Failed to Deliver: The Shocking Truth

Is Gatsby dead? Ever wondered what happened to that once promising star of the Jamstack community - GatsbyJS? Dive into this video to unravel the mystery of the rise and fall of GatsbyJS in the world of react-based static site generators. Be sure to share this one!

Uncover the journey of Gatsby, as it skyrocketed from a whopping $3.8M funding in 2018 to its acquisition by Netlify in 2023, and the unfortunate mass layoffs later that year. Explore how Gatsby, once the poster child of successful OSS startups, lost its market share and faded from its glory.

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[olivtassinari]

To be fair, Gatsby DX was behind from the beginning when compared to Next.js (2018). I was expecting raising that much money could really tip the balance in favor of it, but Tim's leadership on Next.js has been nothing but exemplary.

[Coufu]

I'm upset because a good number of projects 4-5 years ago, my team banked on Gatsby because it seemed more mature in the static site generation over nextjs AT THE TIME. So now I have all this tech debt (sites running on Gatsby) lying around that I have to start thinking about migration paths for. I'm sure the Gatsby sites will continue to run and work for the forseeable future since we haven't been leveraging the newest Gatsby features due to questions about support/quality. But still, choosing Gatsby back in the day meant choosing the framework that would continue to pioneer the future of jamstack. Obviously these days, that's not the case.

[HikaruAkitsuki]

That is why when I try Gatsby this afternoon, npm can't it run run anymore. I try to start with Gatsby-Bootstrap Temple but almost every module was error.

[phantomsoul]

one question astro can beat next js not in near future but in coming year ?

[siwalikm]

Have you ever built something with Gatsby?

[richardhunter]

I had no idea. I always struggle to keep up with what's going on in the front-end space, outside of my immediate bubble

[phantomsoul]

Vercel took market of netlify then they killed gatsby

[BobD]

too many whooshing and clicking noises, and music is too loud at some points.