---
title: "Why I still love static sites"
date: 2026-03-01
description: "A short take on keeping the web simple with HTML, CSS, and a bit of JavaScript."
tags: ["tech","web","design"]
lang: en
source: https://www.lincoli.me/articles/hello-static-sites/
author: "Lincoli Xavier"
---

Static sites are having a quiet comeback. No frameworks, no hydration, no build steps beyond turning Markdown into HTML. Just files.

## Less is more

When every page is a document, you think differently. You care about structure and readability. You tend to write more and ship faster.

## What I use

- **Content**: Markdown with front-matter
- **Build**: A small Node script (marked + front-matter)
- **UI**: Web Components and shared header/footer
- **Hosting**: Any static host. No server, no runtime.

That’s it. No React, no Vue, no Next, unless you want them. For a personal site or a blog, static is enough.

## Try it

Pick a theme, add a few pages, and deploy. You might find you don’t need more.