I look at static site generators every now and again, and I'm totally overwhelmed at the range. Beyond starting with trying out the popular ones, is there a way to get into this whole thing without losing my way in the rabbit hole?
I say this coming from a traditional PHP + MySQL CMS background of 15 years, the irony of the vast array of PHP + MySQL CMSes is not lost on me.
Ultimately, they all do roughly the same thing in the same way. They're just Markdown-to-HTML converters, with some nice quality-of-life features tacked on.
Just pick one (even just one at random will do), and start there. It's easy enough to change your mind later.
I say this coming from a traditional PHP + MySQL CMS background of 15 years, the irony of the vast array of PHP + MySQL CMSes is not lost on me.