http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/api/org/apache/struts/taglib/template/package-summary.html#package_description

The URL above includes the following statement regarding the Struts Template 
Tags library: "These templates are best used when it is likely that a layout 
shared by several pages in your application will change."  Reading between 
the lines, it is implied (at least to me) that using the template tags might 
not be such a good idea if the developer believes that a particular layout 
shared by several pages in the application will seldom or *never* change.

I am wondering what the costs of using the template tags are and how serious 
they are.  If there is little actual impact, it would seem wise to use them 
even if the developer thought the common layout may not change very often.  
I would rather be prepared for the possibility of change of layout if such 
preparation was not costly in terms of performance or other areas.

I realize that templates would not apply in cases where there is little to 
no common layout shared by several pages, but that seems rare in these days 
of "common look and feel."

Any thoughts/opinions on this?
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