^^SSG Static Site Generator.

static website generator

Animesh Bhadra  , http://archerimagine.com/
Answered May 12, 2017. ref: quora.com

Static Blogging platforms are here to stay as this the most cost effective way to start a blog.

What is SSG  Static Site Generator?

A static website generator combines a markup language, such as Markdown or reStructuredText, with a templating engine such as Jinja, to produce HTML files. The HTML files can be hosted and served by a web server or content delivery network (CDN) without any additional dependencies such as a WSGI server.

What are the pros?

1. Each blog post is stored as a file, which can be version controlled.
2. Searching in text file is much easier using Linux tools
3. Markdown or RST is used to create the content, as a result the markup generated is minimal and readable.
4. We can use Markdown, RST or any such formats to write our content, which makes it easier to focus on the content rather than the UI.
5. The generated site has a very easy folder structure, making it easy to understand.
6. There is no database queries to load the page, so the page load is almost instantaneous.
7. The site can be hosted from anywhere.
8. Practically no attack surface.
9. High scale and low cost.

Links

1. snipcart.com/blog/choose-best-static-site-generator
2. jekyll  SSG usato-creato da github