JAM Stack
JAM Stack is the latest trend in web development. With a wide range of benefits, the popularity for JAM Stack quickly becoming the preferred method of web development.
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What is JAM Stack?
JAM Stack or “The Stack” as some refer to it is a new way to build websites and Apps. Though in actual fact, JAM Stack is not new at all. You could say that website design and development is returning to where it all began, with a twist. JAM Stack is building websites and Apps by handcrafting every element on the page using JavaScript, APIs (Application Program Interface) and Markdown or HTML. Using frameworks like Astro, Hugo and 11ty etc. strips all the unnecessary code from the website, leaving it fully optimised.
Speed
Being stripped of all the unnecessary code means that it loads super fast. One of the problems that frameworks like WordPress and other drag-and-drop frameworks is the weight of the code in the backend of the site. All of this unused code weighs down the speed of the website and affects SEO performance.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
One of the significant factors for SEO is speed. With all the unnecessary code removed before it is sent live to the CDN (Content Delivery Network), it will load almost instantly on your web browser.
CDN's
JAM Stack utilises CDNs to host and deliver the content. CDNs are a cluster of servers in various data centres around the world, linked together and mirroring each other. Your web browser will be served content from the closest server, meaning it has far less distance to travel to you.
Security
JAM Stack is highly secure because it is just a static webpage. There is no backend to interact with or hack. JAM Stack websites can still have functionality, but that is through the use of APIs.
Functionality
JAM Stack has all the potential functionality of traditionally web 2.0 websites by utilising Headless Content Management Systems. JAM Stack utilises these functionalities through an API (Application Program Interface). The API allows the JAM Stack website to perform typical Web 2.0 interaction with end users without the headache of security concerns of typical CMS websites platforms like WordPress and Joomla etc.
Efficient Development
Scaling projects is much easier with JAM Stack. This makes the development of JAM Stack across teams very efficient. The granularity of the development of JAM Stack website development and design is also a significant plus.
Downsides of JAM Stack
JAM Stack is not user-friendly, despite what a lot of commentators might say. There is a steep learning curve to proficiency with JAM Stack. This means that JAM Stack is not readily accessible to everyone. Future modifications may require expertise.
Third-Party Functionality
Countless third-party applications and services are integrative into your project.
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