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Jun 2020
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Headless CMS Break Down & Roundup

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack Javascript Web Developers
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In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about headless content management systems — why you might want to use one, things you should take into account, and more! Sanity - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get a Sanity powered site up and running in minutes at sanity.io/create. Get a ... Show More
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