> The experience of using GatsbyJS is a nightmare. Errors are truly impossible to debug. Plug-in documentation is always lacking to the point where I have to read the source. All the integration points are unbelievably complicated. GraphQL is a terrible abstraction layer for a small personal site. It’s lots of great ideas in theory but absolutely awful in practice.
> I’m waiting for Astro to be done enough for me to rebuild my site in it so I can deliver a near-zero JS site (other than the theme switcher).
> I haven’t liked a static site generator since Metalsmith.
See also- related discussion: https://lobste.rs/s/ffom33/mis_adventures_gatsbyjs
> altano writes:
> The experience of using GatsbyJS is a nightmare. Errors are truly impossible to debug. Plug-in documentation is always lacking to the point where I have to read the source. All the integration points are unbelievably complicated. GraphQL is a terrible abstraction layer for a small personal site. It’s lots of great ideas in theory but absolutely awful in practice.
> I’m waiting for Astro to be done enough for me to rebuild my site in it so I can deliver a near-zero JS site (other than the theme switcher).
> I haven’t liked a static site generator since Metalsmith.