The problem I see with using a SSG is that (a) it probably doesn't do what you want, combined with (b) it's designed to automate specific workflows rather than

The problem I see with using a SSG is that (a) it probably doesn't do what you want, combined with (b) it's designed to automate specific workflows rather than to make customization easy. There are obviously some cases for which someone else's automated workflow is useful. I'm not sure how often the tradeoff is worth it if you are proficient with a programming language that you can use to automate the workflow yourself.