So I haven&#x27;t done web development since the early 2000&#x27;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&#x27;s my genuine question: it seems like the term &#x27;static site&#x27; means something different from my understanding of it in the 00&#x27;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 &quot;generated&quot; versus crafting your own markup?  Time and efficiency or is there more under the hood than I understand?<p>Thanks!