Absolutely agree with all the above. Template systems (Smarty, et al)
are obtrusive layers upon layers that are completely unnecessary.
Very basic PHP *Is* a templating system. With alternative control
block structure, it is very readable in view/html code (ie: :endif;
usage) and thats exactly what it is there fore. By the time you take
a templating system like Smarty, which is trying to re-invent the
wheel, you have overly complex code in your view, too many layers of
processing, and an extra syntax inserted into the framework.
Useless.
I've used the preg replace method when a client just wants to get away
with placeholder tags in the view like {{field:contactname}} and is
very demanding about it.
WebSpin.biz
On Jan 24, 10:24 am, hydra12 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'll have to agree. I confess that, when I first started using cake,
> I hated using php in my views. I had been using smarty and a few
> other templating systems, and I thought they were better. I was
> wrong. Adding a templating system adds one more level to debug and
> one more level where things can go wrong. PHP works great, cake devs
> already know it, and it can be very nice looking if you design your
> site properly.
>
> hydra12
>
> On Jan 24, 7:52 am, "Chris Hartjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 24, 2008 5:41 AM, Gary Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > I would love to see this as an addon to cake or even built in. I
> > > can't stand using php in my view code (even though I am a php
> > > programmer !), I have tried flexy and about to try smarty.
>
> > PHP itself is a templating language, so I do wonder why people work so
> > hard to add another layer of processing and overhead to a PHP-based
> > application. If you have designers who can't be bothered to learn a
> > little PHP in order to use PHP-based templates, well, I suggest you
> > get some new designers who are actually willing to learn something
> > new.
>
> > Templating systems in PHP are a solution looking for a problem.
>
> > --
> > Chris Hartjes
> > Internet Loudmouth
> > Motto for 2008: "Moving from herding elephants to handling snakes..."
> > @TheKeyBoard:http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard
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