The way we build websites has quietly but fundamentally changed. The classic monolithic platform is giving way to a faster, more flexible approach: a headless CMS for content paired with a static or hybrid front-end. This very website is built that way.
The benefits are concrete
Speed. Pages are generated ahead of time and served from a global CDN. Security. With no live database behind the public site, the most common attack surface disappears. Flexibility. Editors keep a familiar admin while developers build with modern tools.
For marketing sites, blogs and most business websites, the performance and security gains are well worth it.