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Netlify acquires Gatsby

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Re: Netlify acquires Gatsby

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Their competitor Vercel has NextJS so they decided to buy Gatsby ?

They have an in-house framework person with Ryan Carniato (Solid JS) and in-house SSG expertise with Zach Leatherman (11ty). I think this rounds out more in the CMS / React realm, which gives them a direct line to compete with Next.js

They're also involved somewhat in RedwoodJS. Tom Preston-Werner who started Redwood is on their board and an investor in them. Like Gatsby, RedwoodJS uses GraphQL. https://tom.preston-werner.com/2020/03/04/joining-the-netlif... https://redwoodjs.com/

Re: Netlify acquires Gatsby

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it's an acquihire. They don't necessarily want Gatsby. They want the team who built Gatsby.

Strange time to do an acquihire given that Netlify just had a round of layoffs.

Just means Gatsby's talent is more desired than those they employed.
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