[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":78},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-why-static-generation":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":64,"description":65,"extension":66,"image":67,"meta":68,"navigation":69,"next":67,"path":70,"prev":67,"seo":71,"series":67,"stem":72,"tags":73,"__hash__":77,"prevPost":67,"nextPost":67},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-static-generation.md","Why static generation is perfect for a portfolio",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":58},"minimark",[9,18,23,45,49,52],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"A personal site is mostly static content. You write it once, it changes rarely, and thousands of\npeople might read the same bytes. That's the textbook case for ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"static site generation",".",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"three-reasons-it-wins","Three reasons it wins",[24,25,26,33,39],"ol",{},[27,28,29,32],"li",{},[14,30,31],{},"Speed."," Pre-rendered HTML served from a CDN or nginx is about as fast as the web gets — no\nserver render on each request, no database round-trips.",[27,34,35,38],{},[14,36,37],{},"Cost."," Static files are cheap to host anywhere. There's no always-on server to pay for.",[27,40,41,44],{},[14,42,43],{},"Security."," With no request-time code path, the attack surface shrinks dramatically.",[19,46,48],{"id":47},"the-one-exception","The one exception",[10,50,51],{},"Contact forms need somewhere to send an email. Rather than give that up, this site keeps a single\ndynamic API route and pre-renders everything else — the best of both worlds.",[53,54,55],"blockquote",{},[10,56,57],{},"Ship static by default. Add dynamic behaviour only where you truly need it.",{"title":59,"searchDepth":60,"depth":60,"links":61},"",2,[62,63],{"id":21,"depth":60,"text":22},{"id":47,"depth":60,"text":48},"2026-06-20","Static-first sites load instantly, cost almost nothing to host, and stay secure. Here's why SSG fits a CV.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fwhy-static-generation",{"title":5,"description":65},"blog\u002Fwhy-static-generation",[74,75,76],"SSG","Performance","Web","DvG8F0FFBODdRxZ9hXBue3Ag5yc-OzoRW5KK-4rE7io",1786402986488]