On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, Michael Graham wrote: > > I think a cgiapp book is a great idea! I'd be happy to help if you need > contributors, proof readers, etc. > > > Ch 12: Alternative Templating > > > > Template Toolkit and C::A::P::TT. C::A::P::HtDot, C::A::P::PageBuilder, > > C::A::P::TemplateRunner, C::A::P::AnyTemplate > > Okay, I know I'm biased, but I think that "alternate" template systems > should be featured more prominently - not just left to their own > chapter. > > If nothing else, if the book is to be an advertisement to the Perl web > programming community, it had better stress right up front that Template > Toolkit is fully integrated and works right out of the box; that it's > not just an afterthought. > > The cgiapp community is still split about 50:50 on HTML::Template vs. > Template Toolkit, so I don't think it's a great idea to push people > towards HTML::Template just because it's the default. >
The reason I split this into two chapters is that CGI::Apps integration with HTML::Template means you can get an immediate advantage over straight CGI.pm right away. And although I did use Template Toolkit in my last project, to be honest it doesn't seem to have huge advantages over HTML::Template. I'm sure thats just a matter of taste though. > Plus, a greater percentage of the community is friendly to the "magic > dot" feature, regardless of whether the feature is used from within TT > or from within HT::Dot. > So perhaps I should cover HT::Dot in the introductory chapter, and TT and the rest in Ch. 12? -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=cgiapp&r=1&w=2 To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
