Static Site Generator (SSC) is a program that takes source file and converts it into a static website
Simply put, a static site generator takes your site content, applies it to templates, and generates a structure of purely static HTML files ready to be delivered to visitors.
Mathieu Dionne - Snipcart
How does the dynamic CMS work?
Templates
+
Content
*How does the dynamic CMS work
How does the
Static Site Generator work?
static file
*How does the SSC work
Why use them?
Less complexity
Fast load times
Security & reliability
Flexibility
Scalability
Growing ecosystem
What type of projects can be handle with them?
Blog or small personal websites
Jekyll for recommendation
Documentation
GitBook, also VuePress (used by Vuejs documentation)
E-Commerce
Gatsby & Nuxt
Or Jekyll or Hugo (if need to keep everything simple)