Along that theme, I just learned about an awesome project enabling students to keep learning blogs they own completely by leveraging static site generators and Netlify CMS. This means they can take their content with them (and host it easily for free) after they finish school. https://www.marco-jakob.ch/lernblog-idee/ This portability and freedom has always been one of my favorite things about the JAMstack. If "web 2.0" was about user-generated content, then whatever web number we're on now (😜) is definitely about user-owned content!

Of course some of what we're looking for will vary from job to job. We do our best to be clear about what skills and experience we're looking for in each job description we write. In general, though, we're big on collaboration, and we communicate a lot , so we look for people who demonstrate an ability to give and receive feedback with care and empathy, to reflect on their actions and be open to learning, and to share their thoughts and process as they solve problems and hit stumbling blocks. In an application, one thing we usually look for is a thoughtful cover letter. It doesn't have to be fancy (don't worry if English isn't your strong suit!), but if you take the time to help us connect the dots and show us how your experiences and passions match our needs, we'll pay attention! We're thoughtful about finding a good fit, and if you show us that you thought about that, too (and didn't just use a blind shotgun approach), it means a lot.

lol, I think you already know the answer to that one. 😉 Seriously, though, of course we don't have favorites, but y'all should take note of this guy ^. If you have a Netlify question in stack overflow, or Netlify Community , or Netlify CMS gitter chat, there's a very good chance that Tony will be the one answering it. He's the Netlify expert!!

Also, if you'd like to see an example of a fully-functional, large-scale JAMstack app, you can find it right in the Netlify UI! https://app.netlify.com is a React app communicating with our backend APIs (mostly built with Ruby on Rails, along with some Go microservices), along with some serverless Netlify Functions. The most interesting part is that the Netlify app frontend is actually on Netlify. So we use the Netlify UI to manage the Netlify UI! 😲 We use deploy previews to test new PRs, run split testing to dark-launch features, lock deploys when we want to time a release just right... the list goes on. We're definitely "eating our own dogfood!"

I recently stumbled on http://colorsafe.co/ and really like it! I'd already been using tools for checking contrast ratio to make sure my color choices pass WCAG accessibility standards. (Lea Verou's https://contrast-ratio.com/ is my longtime favorite.) But what I like about http://colorsafe.co/ is that it gives you a quick click interface for choosing colors. I find it especially handy for quickly picking slide deck colors - because not only are high-contrast color combinations good for accessibility, they also make your slides look better on projector screens in bright rooms!

As a documentation engineer, the next big thing that I'm excited about is a makeover for our docs! We've been working on re-organizing topics based on user research, ad we're also building out a beautiful new site for them to live in. We're hoping to have them all ready by the end of summer, maybe sooner. :)

We don't have any immediate plans for it, though it's something we have talked about for sure.

Thank you for helping to make the community awesome! The fact that folks are generally very positive and supportive of each other is one of my favorite things about Netlify.

Hi! Around 2015/2016, I started getting into static site generators as a simpler alternative to WordPress and other dynamic CMS setups I had used for clients and civic projects. In late 2016, I joined the local JAMstack meetup in SF, and met several members of the team there. As we talked about the benefits of SSGs, I mentioned how I wished there was a viable open source CMS (that was more functional than Prose). They responded, "We're making one!" We kept talking over the next couple months, and I did a trial contract writing some of the first docs for Netlify CMS. I joined in Feb 2017, and it's been great ever since! Netlify CMS is what drew me in - such a lightweight, flexible solution for managing SSG content! But also that Netlify is a great fit for my experience and passions, and the team is wonderful.