https://simple-is-awesome.github.io/hugo-theme-lucent/tags/tooling/Recent content in Tooling on LucentHugoenSun, 08 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0800https://simple-is-awesome.github.io/hugo-theme-lucent/posts/choosing-a-static-site-generator/Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0800https://simple-is-awesome.github.io/hugo-theme-lucent/posts/choosing-a-static-site-generator/<p>Every static site generator comparison ends the same way: they&rsquo;re all fine, and the author picks the one they already knew. Let me save you the reading.</p> <h2 id="the-actual-questions">The actual questions<a class="heading-anchor" href="#the-actual-questions" aria-label="Link to this section">#</a></h2> <p><strong>How fast do you want builds?</strong> If your site will grow past a few hundred pages, build time becomes a feedback-loop tax. Hugo and Zola build thousands of pages per second; JavaScript-based generators are getting closer but still trail by an order of magnitude.</p>