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# Delivering a Content Mesh

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# Delivering a Content Mesh

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**Delivering a Content Mesh ** is a CodingCat.dev podcast episode featuring Sam Bhagwat alongside Alex Patterson and Brittney Postma focused on Serverless, Next.js. On this podcast we talk with Sam Bhagwat, Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby. We dive into Gatsby 3.0 and why Jamstack is allowing us. 1.16 - Delivering a Content Mesh with Sam Bhagwat Gatsby Founder: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-16-delivering-a-content-mesh 0:00 - Intro
00:51 - Gatsby Conference
1:51 - Sam Bhagwat
3:30 - Where did Gatsby come from?
6:04 - Static Site Generators
8:22 - What is Content Mesh?
10:35 - Why now?
12:59 - Content Mesh for customizable site development
16:35 - Sam pr Watch the full video breakdown on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY) or explore the architectural notes, chapters, and official documentation links below.

## Questions

- So how was GatsbyConf?
- What makes up a Content Mesh?
- How does this differ from WordPress?
- Why are monolithic CMS applications are being replaced by modular, specialized content systems?
- How does Gatsby fit into this Landscape

![](https://cdn.sanity.io/media-libraries/mlttp0BZbCpV/images/06c0219e9b2f8133c0a1e95fd62743ca8afb2e1e-1564x957.png?w=1564&q=82&fit=max&auto=format)
- Does the content mesh allow content creators/ developers better flows of work?
- You personally have been talking a lot about performance recently — why is that?
- What's next for Gatsby?

## Links

- [Content Mesh](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/blog/2018-10-04-journey-to-the-content-mesh/)
- [GatsbyConf 2021 Recap in less than 10 minutes](https://www.reddit.com/r/gatsbyjs/comments/lyku8t/everything_you_need_to_know_from_gatsbyconf_2021/)
- [The Anatomy of a Performance Audit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4RfrJiIzBE)
- [What Professional Gatsby Users Want](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/blog/what-professional-gatsby-users-want/)
- [HTTP Archive Jamstack](https://almanac.httparchive.org/en/2020/jamstack)
- [Sam's favorite Plugin Designer](https://brittanychiang.com/)
- [Gatsby created site for restaurants](https://gofisherman.com/)

## Technical Overview: Delivering a Content Mesh

1.16 - Delivering a Content Mesh with Sam Bhagwat Gatsby Founder: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-16-delivering-a-content-mesh 0:00 - Intro
00:51 - Gatsby Conference
1:51 - Sam Bhagwat
3:30 - Where did Gatsby come from?
6:04 - Static Site Generators
8:22 - What is Content Mesh?
10:35 - Why now?
12:59 - Content Mesh for customizable site development
16:35 - Sam pr

When applying the concepts from **Delivering a Content Mesh**  in a production codebase, teams working with Serverless, Next.js should align their implementation with the [**Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns**](https://serverlessland.com/) (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, Next.js covered in "Delivering a Content Mesh" (On this podcast we talk with Sam Bhagwat, Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby. We dive into Gatsby 3.0 and why Jamstack is allowing us).
- **Production Implementation: ** Combine the architectural patterns demonstrated in this podcast with the official [Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns](https://serverlessland.com/) for type safety, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- **Hands-On Video Walkthrough: ** Follow along with the live coding demos and discussion on [YouTube (Delivering a Content Mesh)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY) and subscribe to [CodingCat.dev on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1) for weekly deep dives.

## Video Chapters & Timestamps

Jump directly to any segment of [**Delivering a Content Mesh**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY) on YouTube using the timestamped chapters below:

- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Intro
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Gatsby Conference
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Sam Bhagwat
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Where did Gatsby come from?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Static Site Generators
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): What is Content Mesh?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Why now?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Content Mesh for customizable site development
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Sam predicts the future
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Developer experience
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): What makes Jamstack so great?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Gatsby site performance
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Is Gatsby always going to be Static first?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): The Gatsby community
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Plugin System
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Starters
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): What's the vision for Gatsby and how do you make technology accessible?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): How do you deliver content in a comfortable way for all users?
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Simplifying the chaos
- [**00:00**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY&t=0s): Future Podcast with Sam on Gatsby performance

## Resources, Links & Official Documentation

- **Watch on YouTube: ** [Delivering a Content Mesh Full Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY) (plus [Subscribe to CodingCat.dev](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1))
- **Show Pick: ** [Adding a Shopping Cart with Snipcart (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/adding-a-shopping-cart-with-snipcart/)
- **Show Pick: ** [Snipcart (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://snipcart.com/)
- **Show Pick: ** [Yupik Macadamia Nut Pieces, 2.2 lb (picked by Alex Patterson)](https://a.co/d/6Hqszrb)
- **Show Pick: ** [Use Shopping Cart (picked by Brittney Postma)](https://github.com/dayhaysoos/use-shopping-cart)
- **Show Pick: ** [How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone Kindle Edition (picked by Sam Bhagwat)](https://a.co/d/8YXyQGF)
- [**Sam Bhagwat Guest Profile & Episodes on CodingCat.dev**](/guest/sam-bhagwat)
- [**Sam Bhagwat on GitHub**](https://github.com/calcsam)
- [**Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns:**](https://serverlessland.com/) Event-driven architecture, functions-as-a-service, and cloud workflows
- [**Next.js Official Documentation:**](https://nextjs.org/docs) App Router, Server Actions, and rendering architecture guides

## Related CodingCat.dev Tutorials & Podcast Episodes

- [**Bringing the Jamstack Together with TinaCMS**](/podcast/1-33-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...
- [**Unlocking the Jamstack with Auth0**](/podcast/1-28-unlocking-the-jamstack-with-auth0): James Q Quick is an expert on all things Jamstack and authentication, we were able to sit down and chat about Auth0 and his past experiences.
- [**Moving from WordPress to Jamstack**](/podcast/1-11-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 Delivering a Content Mesh?

On this podcast we talk with Sam Bhagwat, Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer at Gatsby. We dive into Gatsby 3.0 and why Jamstack is allowing us. 1.16 - Delivering a Content Mesh with Sam Bhagwat Gatsby Founder: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-16-delivering-a-content-mesh 0:00 - Intro
00:51 - Gatsby Conference
1:51 - Sam Bhagwat
3:30 - Where did Gatsby come from?
6:04 - Static Site Generators
8:22 - What is Content Mesh?
10:35 - Why now?
12:59 - Content Mesh for customizable site development
16:35 - Sam pr Throughout this podcast, Sam Bhagwat breaks down real-world implementation details for Serverless, Next.js so developers can apply these patterns directly in production.

### How do you implement Serverless best practices in production?

When adopting Serverless and Next.js in a production stack, start by validating your configuration against the [**Serverless Land & Cloud Patterns**](https://serverlessland.com/) (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 Delivering a Content Mesh walkthrough and find related code resources?

You can watch the complete video session for [**Delivering a Content Mesh**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaH8Za7dmhY) on the [**CodingCat.dev YouTube channel**](https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCatDev?sub_confirmation=1). For a deeper dive into Serverless, check out our related guide: [**Bringing the Jamstack Together with TinaCMS**](/podcast/1-33-bringing-the-jamstack-together-with-tinacms).

## ✏️ Episode Summary

1.16 - Delivering a Content Mesh with Sam Bhagwat Gatsby Founder: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-16-delivering-a-content-mesh

0:00 - Intro
00:51 - Gatsby Conference
1:51 - Sam Bhagwat
3:30 - Where did Gatsby come from?
6:04 - Static Site Generators
8:22 - What is Content Mesh?
10:35 - Why now?
12:59 - Content Mesh for customizable site development
16:35 - Sam pr

✏️ Visual Architecture Diagram

## how this episode connects together.

Follow AJ from first principles to production-ready architecture.

Let’s build it!✏️ Visual Diagram: Delivering a Content Mesh✓ Good PatternVISUAL DIAGRAM[Diagram Walkthrough]Step-by-step diagram breakdown for Delivering a Content Mesh: start with Sam Bhagwat, implement Architecture & Patterns, and ship to production.AAA Contrast Verified

## episode picks.

### 🐾 Alex Patterson

- [Adding a Shopping Cart with Snipcart](https://www.gatsbyjs.com/docs/adding-a-shopping-cart-with-snipcart/)
- [Snipcart](https://snipcart.com/)
- [Yupik Macadamia Nut Pieces, 2.2 lb](https://a.co/d/6Hqszrb)

### 🐾 Brittney Postma

- [Use Shopping Cart](https://github.com/dayhaysoos/use-shopping-cart)

### 🐾 Sam Bhagwat

- [How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone Kindle Edition](https://a.co/d/8YXyQGF)

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