The author, a PHP developer, explores the world of static site generators (SSGs) for PHP, specifically Sculpin, and discovers its capabilities and limitations. They start by trying out Sculpin and experimenting with its features, including blog posts and custom content types. The author finds that while Sculpin is a great tool for generating blogs, it may not be the best fit for more complex websites due to its loose structure of content types. Additionally, they note that Sculpin's underlying infrastructure is becoming obsolete, which makes them cautious about using it in production. Despite these drawbacks, the author concludes that Sculpin is a solid choice for building simple blogs and can be extended with Symfony bundles. The article ends by mentioning that the author will explore another SSG, Jigsaw, in the next installment.