What is SSG (Static Site Generation)?
Building all pages at deploy time rather than on each request
Why It Matters
SSG creates super-fast sites because pages are pre-built and can be served from CDNs
Real-World Example
A blog where all posts are built once at deploy time and served instantly
Related Terms
SSR (Server-Side Rendering)
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
Updating static pages in the background without rebuilding your entire site
Static Site
A website with pre-built pages that are the same for every visitor
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Related Terms
Static Site
A website with pre-built pages that are the same for every visitor
SSR (Server-Side Rendering)
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
Updating static pages in the background without rebuilding your entire site
Microservices
An architecture where an application is built as many small, independent services that work together
Monolith
An application where all features are built and deployed as a single unit
SaaS
Software as a Service - applications you access online and pay for through subscriptions