static-site^(1/0)

SSG is a developer tool

While I agree with much of Florens’ critique, I think the static site concept has a different purpose than he suggests. I think static site generators (SSGs) are a response by the developer community to the complications that have arisen from client-heavy websites. If non-developer users find them difficult to use, it’s not really a critique since they aren’t the intended audience. At its best, an SSG should be one step in a development pipeline; more like a developer tool than an all-in-one website builder.…