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"Pages are generated dynamically from the MySQL database, so no clumsy 'rebuilding' is involved". Funny! Today, static site generators market themselves on the

"Pages are generated dynamically from the MySQL database, so no clumsy 'rebuilding' is involved". Funny! Today, static site generators market themselves on the exact opposite pain/benefit perspective.

ohashi 11y ago
We used to use terminals into powerful machines, then the personal computer revolution came along, and now everything is back on machines that aren't in your house and we call it the cloud.
- zappo2938 11y ago
  Didn't Microsoft fight hard against this trend?
  - frik 11y ago
    Nowadays, they are all in with their bet on Azure, Windows10-as-service, Office365.
apricot13 11y ago
I think that was because back then moveable type was the main competitor (and greymatter!) you had to rebuild your entire blog after you made a new post which was a pain if you had lots of blog posts!