How to Build a Website From Scratch

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer a listener's question about their process for building a website in 2023. Do you start with design? With code? How do you decide on which CMS or if you need a CMS? How do you choose a backend framework? And where do you host it?

Show Notes
00:00 Welcome
02:00 Syntax Brought to you by Sentry
03:02 How do you build a website?
04:54 Start with the design
https://www.figma.com/
https://syntax.fm/show/682/design-sys...
11:06 Choose a Frontend / Components
25:22 Real data or fake data?
https://polypane.app/
https://orm.drizzle.team/
29:49 Do you need a CMS or not?
https://statamic.com/
https://syntax.fm/show/254/headless-c...
https://wordpress.org/
https://astro.build/
35:16 Choosing a backend language or framework
39:55 Testing
44:44 Where do you host your website?
https://vercel.com/
https://app.netlify.com/drop
https://glitch.com/
https://codepen.io/
50:08 Sick Picks
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XJNPLF8?...
https://www.amazon.ca/b/?ie=UTF8&node...
https://sentry.io/welcome/
https://wesbos.com/courses

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