Freelancer Tip: This is a really good option for that professional who just wants a business card site & thinks they need WP so they can "update the content" on their $10,000+ professional design.<p>Explain they are a doctor/lawyer/trader/etc & they don't want to spend hours getting their site just right & keeping it updated & hacked-free. Put them on a monthly retainer for $X and now you're building up repeat business.<p>WP is over-used in our industry and I like to see people looking at other options & explaining these to non-tech clients.
So I haven't done web development since the early 2000's when I transitioned into becoming a technical PM and recruiter full time, nothing more than tweaking something in my blog theme (changing a font or a link color). Therefore, I am <i>way</i> behind the times.<p>Here's my genuine question: it seems like the term 'static site' means something different from my understanding of it in the 00's-a plain HTML page with no server side processing (PHP, ASP, Coldfusion, etc). Is this correct? What exactly are these static sites and why does one need to be "generated" versus crafting your own markup? Time and efficiency or is there more under the hood than I understand?<p>Thanks!
For software that <i>embeds</i> Composer, it's a little odd that it's "quick start guide" and general installation instructions don't include a typical Composer-based installation option, or mention Composer usage at all, instead seemingly opting for quite a non-standard "sculpin.json/sculpin.lock"-based approach.