System Design · Junior · Question 45 of 75
Why is a static site (SSG) good for a blog or documentation?
- ✓Correct answer: HTML is built in advance and served from a CDN - fast, cheap and reliable
- 2It lets users edit pages right in the browser
- 3It works without a server or CDN, straight from the author's computer
Explanation
The content changes rarely and is the same for everyone, so it pays to prerender it. Updates happen via a rebuild or ISR. Personal data needs dynamic rendering or client-side loading.