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# [What is Static Site Generation? How Next.js Uses SSG for Dynamic Web Apps](https://freecodecamp.org/news/static-site-generation-with-nextjs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Static websites are as old as the web itself. But the rise of JavaScript has opened the door to make those static sites more dynamic. While that can include building an HTML file by hand, how can we leverage static generation to build apps with mode...

Nov 18, 2020 · 6 min read · freecodecamp.org  
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