What is Static Site?
A website with pre-built pages that are the same for every visitor
Why It Matters
Static sites are fast, secure, and cheap to host since they don't need server processing
Real-World Example
A company's marketing site that shows the same content to everyone
“Understanding terms like Static Site matters because it helps you have better conversations with developers and make smarter decisions about your software. You do not need to be technical. You just need to know enough to ask the right questions.”
Related Terms
SSG (Static Site Generation)
Building all pages at deploy time rather than on each request
SSR (Server-Side Rendering)
Generating web pages on the server for each request, then sending complete HTML to the browser
Jamstack
A modern web architecture using JavaScript, APIs, and Markup for fast, secure sites
From definition to deployment
Knowing the term is step one. Using it in something real is the rest.