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Understanding the Jamstack Architecture

In the continuously evolving world of web development, the Jamstack architectural approach has persisted for a long time and has laid the foundation for newer patterns that have emerged over the past 2–3 years. The Jamstack acronym, which originally stood for JavaScript, APIs, and Markup, has since evolved into a dynamic web development paradigm that offers speed, scalability, and flexibility to web developers.

Netlify has been instrumental in popularizing the Jamstack architecture. It offers an integrated platform for deploying, serving, and maintaining Jamstack applications. As a result, understanding the Jamstack is paramount when you want to leverage all that Netlify offers to optimize your web applications. ...

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