Justify static site generator vs CMS for a portfolio site
Matching tool complexity to static publishing needs. Choose Hugo or Jekyll with Git and a CDN; removing runtime databases eliminates per-request latency and PHP exploit surfaces.
Whether you align infrastructure complexity with a single-author, read-mostly publishing workflow. Recommend Hugo or Jekyll, manage content in Git for version control, deploy to a CDN for edge caching, and explain that static files need no runtime PHP, no database queries, and no plugin patching, which eliminates both per-request latency and entire attack surfaces. Defaulting to WordPress or Drupal without acknowledging the ongoing patch burden, plugin vulnerabilities, and database latency that are wasteful for rarely updated portfolios.
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