On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:36:08 +0800 "Foo Ji-Haw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think people choose templating engines depending on how they want > to use it. For me, HTML::Template is fairly ideal because it > encourages me to focus on the business logic, and abstracts the > presentation fairly well. By allowing only simple tag replacements > and loops, it has so far allowed me to do everything I needed to do > on the Web. > > There are arguments on how much a templating engine 'should' offer. > Some like the engine to accept 'codelets', others (like me) prefer to > keep it as simple as possible. For this reason I have found it > difficult to accept Mason and Template Toolkit. I've heard this argument before about Template Toolkit, just because executing code or "codelets" are you called them is there, doesn't mean you have to use it. I use Template Toolkit exclusively and don't use anything more than simple tag replacements and simple loop and decision statements. --------------------------------- Frank Wiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.wiles.org ---------------------------------
