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**Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock **is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Colby Fayock alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on Serverless, PHP, GitHub. Talking with Colby Fayock we dive into Jamstack security, Jamstack ecommerce, and much more!. 1.6 - Jamstack Handbook with Colby Fayock: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-6-jamstack-handbook-with-colby-fayock 0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Space Jelly
3:33 - Jamstack Handbook
4:00 - Colbyception
5:11 - Back to Jamstack Handbook
6:20 - What is Jamstack?
7:39 - What makes Jamstack so great?
10:00 - Jamstack in WordPress
11:43 - Security in Jamstac Watch the full video breakdown on YouTube or explore the architectural notes, chapters, and official documentation links below.
Questions
Ask Colby some leading questions 😉
- What is the Jamstack?
- What makes the Jamstack so great?
- What are some of the challenges?
- How can you build a Jamstack site or app?
- What isn’t the Jamstack great at?
- E-Commerce in the Jamstack
- Is it WordPress vs the Jamstack? (poke the fire!)
Links
Technical Overview: Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock
1.6 - Jamstack Handbook with Colby Fayock: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-6-jamstack-handbook-with-colby-fayock 0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Space Jelly
3:33 - Jamstack Handbook
4:00 - Colbyception
5:11 - Back to Jamstack Handbook
6:20 - What is Jamstack?
7:39 - What makes Jamstack so great?
10:00 - Jamstack in WordPress
11:43 - Security in Jamstac
When applying the concepts from Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock in a production codebase, teams working with Serverless, PHP, GitHub, React should align their implementation with the Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns (Event-driven architecture, functions-as-a-service, and cloud workflows). Structuring your workflow around repeatable patterns, automated verification, and clear separation of concerns helps prevent regressions as your application scales.
Key Engineering Takeaways
- **Core Topic Focus: **Practical strategies for Serverless, PHP, GitHub, React covered in "Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock" (Talking with Colby Fayock we dive into Jamstack security, Jamstack ecommerce, and much more!).
- **Production Implementation: **Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: **Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on YouTube (Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock) and subscribe to CodingCat.dev on YouTube for weekly deep dives.
Video Chapters & Timestamps
Jump directly to any segment of Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below:
- 00:00: Intro
- 00:00: Space Jelly
- 00:00: Jamstack Handbook
- 00:00: Colbyception
- 00:00: Back to Jamstack Handbook
- 00:00: What is Jamstack?
- 00:00: What makes Jamstack so great?
- 00:00: Jamstack in WordPress
- 00:00: Security in Jamstack
- 00:00: Microservices in Jamstack
- 00:00: Angular vs React in Enterprise
- 00:00: NextJS boom
- 00:00: Egghead course NextJS E-commerce Starter
- 00:00: Gatsby Community
- 00:00: Data Layer in Gatsby vs NextJS
- 00:00: Plugins
- 00:00: E-commerce in the Jamstack
- 00:00: Snipcart
- 00:00: SpaceJelly.dev
- 00:00: Commerce options
Resources, Links & Official Documentation
- *Watch on YouTube: *Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock Full Video (plus Subscribe to CodingCat.dev)
- *Show Pick: *WandaVision (picked by Alex Patterson)
- *Show Pick: *Fauna (picked by Alex Patterson)
- *Show Pick: *Colbyashi Maru (picked by Brittney Postma)
- *Show Pick: *Use Shopping Cart, Nick DeJesus (picked by Brittney Postma)
- *Show Pick: *Next.js WordPress Starter (picked by Colby Fayock)
- *Show Pick: *Applitools Eyes GitHub Action (picked by Colby Fayock)
- Colby Fayock Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev
- Colby Fayock on GitHub
- Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns: Event-driven architecture, functions-as-a-service, and cloud workflows
- PHP Official Manual: Zend Engine runtime, security hardening, and language reference
- GitHub Documentation: Pull requests, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and repository security
Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes
- Bringing the Jamstack Together with TinaCMS: We sit down with James Perkins to talk about how he became a developer advocate. Then we talk about how TinaCMS is changing the way we think about editing in th...
- Creating Great Ecommerce with Jamstack: We sit down with Flor Antara and James Vidler to talk all about Ecommerce and the solutions for Jamstack.
- Moving from WordPress to Jamstack: Talking with Jason Lengstorf about how to use Wordpress to power the backend to any of your Jamstack sites.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What are the main takeaways from Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock?
Talking with Colby Fayock we dive into Jamstack security, Jamstack ecommerce, and much more!. 1.6 - Jamstack Handbook with Colby Fayock: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-6-jamstack-handbook-with-colby-fayock 0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Space Jelly
3:33 - Jamstack Handbook
4:00 - Colbyception
5:11 - Back to Jamstack Handbook
6:20 - What is Jamstack?
7:39 - What makes Jamstack so great?
10:00 - Jamstack in WordPress
11:43 - Security in Jamstac Throughout this podcast, Colby Fayock breaks down real-world implementation details for Serverless, PHP, GitHub so developers can apply these patterns directly in production.
How do you implement Serverless best practices in production?
When adopting Serverless and PHP in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns (Event-driven architecture, functions-as-a-service, and cloud workflows). Focus on incremental adoption, automated testing, and observability so your team can measure performance and developer velocity improvements at each stage.
Where can I watch the full Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock walkthrough and find related code resources?
You can watch the complete video session for Jamstack Handbook by Colby Fayock on the CodingCat.dev YouTube channel. For a deeper dive into Serverless, check out our related guide: Bringing the Jamstack Together with TinaCMS.
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