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Discussion on: Static Site Generators are not for me! My Experience with Jekyll, Hugo and NetlifyCMS

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BEGRAFX • Edited

I have to agree with you, Aashir. Like you, I have recently seen all the "Hype" about static site generators, so I decided to look into it. My experience has been pretty similar to what you describe in your article. I am honestly puzzled by the (often complete) lack of documentation with software these days. And even more, the lack of support from many developers. Yes, I realize that these people have jobs, etc. And that this is "open-source", But I have lost track of how many times I have entered an issue, and gotten no response at all, even months later! Some, other developers have responded with "I have the same problem..." and collectively, we manage to help each other sort out a fix. But many, I have ended up abandoning application/tool/module X and hunting up another, simply because I couldn't get it to work. It seems so many today have this, "Well, you're a developer too, look at the source code and figure it out!" Mentality.

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Aashir Khan

This is what I tried to explain! Thanks