Most of a small organization’s website barely changes. This is an argument for building the smallest editing interface it actually needs, using Astro, Git, YAML, and a small admin layer instead of a full CMS.
Tracing over two decades of web publishing, from raw HTML and Dreamweaver to CMSes, structured content, static site generators, and modern Git-based Markdown workflows. Lessons for solo and team content developers on maintainability, collaboration, and performance.
