Overview: Static site generators
Objective:
What is a static site generator? For readers who are unfamiliar with static site generators, the benefits and limitations. Which can you use with GitLab?
Outline
- What is a static site generator? How it works.
- Benefits over database driven sites or flat HTML.
- Limitations (lack of comments, handling transactions, search)
- How to overcome the limitations (disqus, search-api.swiftype.com
- What static site generators can you use with GitLab pages? (ALL)
- Why pick one over the other?
- Demonstrate ••examples••!
Call to action: Tell us about your favorite static site generator, and why.