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title: Using Content as Data with Sanity.io
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## Questions

1. Knut we last chatted in February of 2020, a lot has happened since then, how are you?
2. Kap you started at Sanity in July of 2020, but before that you worked for Auth0 and also as a flight attendant for 6 years.
   1. How did you find your way into tech?
3. How has Next.js played a role for Sanity?
4. Is there an official way to structure your content on Sanity? (Nesting issues and reusability)
5. What is new in 2.19.2
   1. [https://github.com/sanity-io/sanity/releases/tag/v2.19.0](https://github.com/sanity-io/sanity/releases/tag/v2.19.0)

## Links

- [https://www.sanity.io/docs/getting-started](https://www.sanity.io/docs/getting-started)
- [https://www.sanity.io/exchange](https://www.sanity.io/exchange)
