SSGs Part 2: What are modern static site generators
Jun 10, 2016Marcia Ramos

Summary
This post provides an overview of modern Static Site Generators (SSGs), explaining their benefits (speed, cost savings, reduced loading times, crash resilience), structure (environment, template engine, markup language, preprocessors, directory structure), built-in features (local preview servers, LiveReload, preprocessor compilers), blog-aware capabilities, supported content (client-side processing, common file types, interactive services, utilities), and limitations (user registration, admin access, server-side processing). It specifically mentions GitLab Pages as a platform for building SSG sites.