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Why I Skipped the CMS I evaluated Decap, Directus, Strapi, Sanity, and Contentful before deciding that none of them were worth the cost for a content site run by one person.
HAL: Build-Time Link Rewriting That Makes Navigation Feel Instant How a simple build-time pass gives you SPA-speed navigation on a static site - no router library, no framework runtime, no ongoing cost.
The Static Site Playbook: Shipping a Content Product on a Near-Zero Budget How I built a production content site with Markdown, a build script, and a 35KB JS budget - and why the boring choices are the ones that compound.
How This Site Works: Architecture for a One-Person Team The technical architecture behind a fast, SEO-friendly content site built by one person. SSG, Web Components, HTMX, and the business logic behind each choice.
Static Site Generation: The Business Case for Pre-Rendered HTML Why pre-rendering HTML at build time is the highest-leverage hosting decision for content sites - faster pages, lower costs, and less operational risk.

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