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Gatsby VS Hexo

Gatsby

Gatsby is a frontend development framework called React-based static site generator (SSG) that leverages GraphQL and Webpack.

A static site that adheres to the most recent web standards is extremely performant, and is built using Gatsby can be a Progressive Web App. Since many developers are either familiar with or have at least utilized a portion of the technology stack Gatsby is based on, they may jump in without much of a learning curve.

A database or server-side programming language is not required for the Jamstack architecture, which powers Gatsby websites. Instead, it leverages JavaScript, APIs, and HTML markup.


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Hexo

Hexo is a Node.js based static site generator that is quick, easy, and effective. It supports several themes and plugins for customization and enables you to produce static sites from source files, including Markdown.

Organizing and structuring material is made simple with built-in support for tags, categories, and pagination. Live reloading and a built-in development server in Hexo let you preview changes as they happen.

Hexo is a flexible static site generator since it is simple to combine with other programs like Google Analytics, Disqus, and others. It is well-liked by developers who need a quick and simple solution to build a blog or documentation website.

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  • Gatsby
    • Static site generation
    • Pulls data from APIs, databases, and other sources at build time
    • Built time Can be slow because of pre - fetch data
    • Fast Performance
    • Automatic Code Splitting
    • Serverless Deployment
    • Hot Reloading
    • Good SEO
    • Large and Active Community Support
    • Large and Diverse Eco system
    • Founded in 2015, United states
  • Hexo
    • creates static HTML files from formats like Markdown or others.
    • JavaScript used as a language support
    • Static site generator
    • Customizable
    • To build static websites

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FrameWork Gatsby Hexo
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Written in
Javascript
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Template Lanuguage
JSX
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Based on JS framework
React
Built-in module bundler
webpack
Static pages (SSG)
Dynamic pages (SSR)
Developer Experience-
TypeScript support
Serverless Functions (API)
Focus on plugin system
Themes ecosystem
Hot reloading
Code Splitting
Content Preview
Builit-in Optimizations-
Third-party Script Optimization
Image Optimization
An option to disable runtime JS

gatsby-plugin-no-javascript

Critical CSS Extraction
Starters or examples with common use cases-
Data fetching
10+ Headless CMS examples
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Authentication
Adding search
Ecommerce
Security-
Regular security audits by external researchers
Environment Variables
Content Security Policy (CSP)

gatsby-plugin-csp

Written In-
Javascript
Template Language-
EJS, HTML, Nunjucks.

Static Site Generators

The ease, security advantages, and speedy content delivery make static site generators the next big thing.

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