The latest articles on DEV Community by Danny (@thedanielmark). https://dev.to/thedanielmark https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F791038%2F1afd36e0-f763-498d-9ad1-95092c4ec008.png https://dev.to/thedanielmark en Danny Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:26:15 +0000 https://dev.to/thedanielmark/the-modern-developer-blog-revolution-why-wordpress-is-dead-and-static-is-king-4pop https://dev.to/thedanielmark/the-modern-developer-blog-revolution-why-wordpress-is-dead-and-static-is-king-4pop <p>Developer blogs are having a moment. According to the 2024 Web Almanac Jamstack chapter, prerendered and hybrid architectures are on the rise. Next.js is used by 13% of prerendered sites and 23% of hybrid sites, and 41% of prerendered sites achieve “good” Core Web Vitals.</p> <p>In this post, I break down why WordPress and other traditional CMS setups are falling behind — and why static-first approaches like Next.js are becoming the default for modern developers. From performance and reliability to long-term durability, static architecture changes the game.</p> <p>👉 <a href="https://www.thedanielmark.com/blog/the-modern-developer-blog-revolution-why-wordpress-is-dead-and-static-is-king" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the full post here</a></p> webdev nextjs frontend performance