Re: Using PHP/HTML effectivly

Robert Cummings wrote: > On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 03:16, Larry Garfield wrote: >> Another recommendation: Do not, under any circumstances, try to write your own >> template engine. All you'll be doing is writing a syntax parser in PHP for >> another syntax that will give you fewer options, less flexibility, and worse >> performance than well-used native PHP. >> >> There ARE good PHP based template engines out there (Smarty, Flexy, PHPTal, >> etc.), written by people much smarter than you or I and field tested by >> thousands of people on more sites than you've ever used. If you want to use >> a non-PHP-syntax for your template files, find one. Don't write it. You >> will thank yourself later. > > While I understand where you're coming from with this, I think it > depends on your goals. The "smart" or as I prefer "experienced" people > out there that have written complex systems have done so by getting > their feet wet and trying. If you have an idea, the inclination, and the > time then I think it's a great idea to rebuild the wheel. How else would > better wheels come about? :) good question - my wheels always turn out lumpy ;-) > > Cheers, > Rob.