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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Scott:   / stolinski   Wes:   / wesbos   Syntax:   / syntaxfm   http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by Sentry.io #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript