Top 10 Web Development Trends: How To Stay Ahead In 2021

Due to the pandemic, 1000s of businesses went online to avoid closure and remain competitive on the market. This transition strengthened the contest between companies and tech solutions that include programming languages and frameworks.

So, running a web project has become more difficult. CTOs and Product Owners can feel FOMO (fear of missing out), considering the number of existing tech trends. The high price for any mistake makes them feel a chill running up and down the spine, especially in the case of large projects.

Introduction to Static Sites, Static Site Generators, and Jekyll

The modern web development (by “modern” we mean one that’s been taking place in the last ~5 years) seems to be heavily into dynamic content. As the internet progressed from simple HTML pages to dynamic web apps, the benefits of dynamic web technologies became ever so clear. Nowadays, web apps like YouTube, Google Maps, and Figma are gradually bridging the gap between web and native software (and technologies like WebAssembly are playing a huge part in this process).

Still, we shouldn’t disregard static websites. Even though they can’t boast rich functionality, their advantages lie in other areas. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at a static site generator called Jekyll and analyze the benefits that you’ll get when using any static website.

Static Site Generators Overview: Gatsby vs. Hugo vs. Jekyll

Websites rule the web, be they static or dynamic. While a lot of sites are dynamic today, the static ones are still quite popular. In fact, there is a rise in the use of static sites.

In this article, you will see a comparison of three of the best static site generators out there, their strengths, weakness and why you should use them.