Markdown/content

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Build process

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HTML pages

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Browser

Dynamic blog

Posts can be stored in a database.

Browser

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Backend

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Database

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Posts

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Backend

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Browser

Both approaches can produce a blog.

6️⃣ What About YouTube?

A platform like YouTube is highly dynamic.

When you log in, the application can retrieve information such as:

Your subscriptions

Recommended videos

Watch history

Comments

Playlists

Notifications

Much of this information depends on data and application logic.

A simplified architecture might look like:

User

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Frontend

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Backend / APIs

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Databases & other services

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Backend

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Frontend

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User

🧠 Easy Way to Remember

Think of a restaurant menu.

Static

The menu is printed on paper.

Everyone receives essentially the same predefined menu.

Dynamic

The restaurant system can generate information based on:

Current availability

Customer

Location

Time

Special offers

The information can change based on the situation.

Again, this is only an analogy, but it helps distinguish the concepts.

Static ≠ non-interactive

Dynamic ≠ every element changes

The key difference is how content and application behaviour are produced and delivered.

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