I found this blog http://hasin.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/once-upon-a-time-there-was-smarty/ post by Hasin Hayder very compelling.
Andrei Iarus wrote: > > Hello there, > > A lot have been discussed, but anyway it is still difficult to decide. A > project is to be developed, and more persons will have to work at it. > Those persons will have some experience in ZF and probably also in Smarty. > The problem is: what are the advantages and disadvantages of using ZF > Template Engine vs. Smarty. How much of you use Smarty? Why do you prefer > Smart/Zend_View? > > I see as advatages for Zend_View: > 1. Some packages from ZF use Zend_View (Zend Layout, Zend Form, other > examples?), so if we would use Smarty and use those packages (which we'll > do), we will need to extend the abstract classes. Also it is possible that > new comming features will use Zend_View. > 2. Easier to learn than Smarty (right?), as it is clean PHP. > > As an advantage for Smarty: > 1. It is more popular than Zend_View (right?) . > 2. It has those built-in common-used functions (ex. excaping functions). > 3. One can say it is easier/more pleasant to develop in Smarty (it is for > a long time a stand-alone V(iew) component (from MVC) ) > > What would you decide if you were in my place? > > Thank you very much in advance. > > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Zend-View-vs.-Smarty-tp22705952p22754388.html Sent from the Zend Framework mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
