@b0rk the constant churn of the JavaScript ecosystem doesn't lend itself well to that. Static site generators _can_ help, but generally less code is more, so I'd look at the actual output and see what kind of dependencies it has. Writing a small amount of JavaScript yourself for areas where you need dynamism may also be a reasonable idea -- I'd consider the amount of code in your source repo across both build and run time. (This pattern can also apply to many other areas of effort once you decide that maintenance cost and non-technical outcomes are more important than demonstrating your technical sophistication.)

Of course, I say this and then have spent the last 3 months building a dynamic site to represent results of an API. But I didn't see a better way to do it, and I'm happy to resent my choices later.