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I think there are three holdups.

One is the DX as you mentioned; eg Hugo is nice, but editor integration for autocomplete, warnings, etc is basically non-existent that I’ve seen. Templating is also really clunky relative to React.

The second is Reacts omnipresence means there’s usually pre-built stuff I can pull in if I just want to iterate fast.

The third is that typically the best way to get a low complexity and good DX static site generator is just to roll your own with only the features you need. They get a lot simpler when you aren’t dealing with an ever-expanding list of feature requests and usecases. You decide whether you want types or editor integrations or whatever by duct taping together a few libraries.