What we'll cover

• The simplest site ever,
  and how Netlify makes it cool
   
• The challenges of more complex sites, and how Jamstack helps solve them
   
• The life-changing magic of continuous deployment with Netlify and Git

The simplest site ever

Right-click on the link below

and select "Save link as":

index.html

Add an image

Right-click on this image and

and select "Save image as":

Add an image

Copy this text into your index.html file:

A slightly less simple site

1. Visit https://static-sample.netlify.app/
    
2. Right click on the page, and select View page source (or use a different method)
    
3. Try comparing the source code in different pages. How are they the same? How are they different?

A Little History

Web pages as files

Simple Static Sites

Web pages as files

Simple Static Sites

• Pros: pretty fast & secure, very simple
• Cons: repetitive to build

Web pages as files

Simple Static Sites

Templates & Databases

Let the computer do the work

Templates & Databases

Let the computer do the work

• Pros: quicker to build and change
• Cons: slower, less secure, more complex

Templates & Databases

Let the computer do the work

Single-Page Apps (SPAs)

The browser as app server

• Pros: less time between pages
• Cons: slow first load; more work for client

Static Site Generators

Automating in advance

Static Site Generators

Automating in advance

Static Site Generators

Web pages are files again

"Semi-handmade" site

Build and drop

[demo time, because you don't want to do it this way]

Continuous Deployment

Let the computers do the work

Collaborate and Preview

Add a pet to petsofnetlify.com

Basic instructions in the repository:

https://github.com/netlify/petsofnetlify