I have found when I’m looking at the top static site generators they always lack a good programmatic API in one way or another. Either you can’t change defaults if needed, or hook into the build itself in some meaningful way, or it’s a shell they requires deep customization in areas you may not be prepared to take on.
Doesn’t mean Hugo, 11eventy, Jekyll etc aren’t good it’s just an area that could still have mass improvement I think
I've found Lektor's API decent. It's easier when the generator is written in an interpreter language, as compiled languages generally have a harder time exposing their APIs.
Doesn’t mean Hugo, 11eventy, Jekyll etc aren’t good it’s just an area that could still have mass improvement I think