I learned basic first, then c++, THEN the web started and seeing how a little markup and some javascript or vbscript (yes, that was in ie back then) could make an interactive experience, my interest in programming and creating things exploded. I vividly recall the first time I made a static site, the first time I ranked in altavista for a term, or other things that people could related to. It connected a freakish hobby (telling a computer what to do) with the real world that other people could consume and relate to.

Building static sites, I completely endorse.

I don't understand why they should use a VPS to do it.