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.