Jekyll in Action Frontend Development for Backend Engineers
Jan 7, 2024About
Join us on DevOps Dave for a live coding session where we dive into a Jekyll website and frontend development from a backend engineer's perspective. ππ¨βπ» Today, we'll explore more about static site generation with Jekyll, building on from yesterday's stream. Watch a backend engineer navigate the intriguing world of frontend engineering. Donβt miss out on this opportunity to make fun of me, ask your burning questions, and most importantly, learn something new.
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Topics Covered
- What is Jekyll?
- Why Iβm using Jekyll?
- Setup Jekyll
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How I deployed my Jekyll site
- Previous Questions
- What are the main advantages of using Jekyll for a website over other static site generators or traditional CMS platforms?
- How do you handle dynamic content or interactivity in Jekyll, given that itβs a static site generator?
- Can you integrate Jekyll with other technologies or frameworks, like React or Angular?
- What are the best practices for SEO optimization in Jekyll websites?
- Use SEO friendly urls
- Optimize page titles and meta descriptions
- Responsive Design
- Ensure Pages load quickly
- Use proper heading tags (h1, h2, h3, etc)
- Use alt tags for images
- Internal Linking (to other pages on your site)
- Sitemap and Robots.txt
- Analytics service (Google Analytics)
- Regulalurly update your site with new content
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