The next innovation in the Gatsby framework: parallel query running. We’ve rearchitected the Gatsby data layer ( not a trivial thing to do! ) to allow page queries and static queries to occur in parallel, leading to a 40% reduction in build times for some sites! This innovation starts with allowing for parallel content queries, but positions Gatsby for a number of interesting use cases ( imagine what you can do with a portable data layer 🤔 ).

Dan Giordano • September 17th, 2021

As Gatsby continues to be used for building larger and more complex sites, we are constantly asking our users and the community how we could improve. Among professional Gatsby developers, we tend to hear less about specific bugs and feature requests and more about qualities they want and need in their site -- faster load times, shorter publish times, and so on.

A deeper look at Gatsby's recent announcement, how it changes the game for content editors, and what it means for the future.