RE: [PHP] template engine...why???

Your inference is right, in my very modest opinion template engines that parse templates at run-time are not usable. I don't know if there're other template engines that compile templates into PHP code so Smarty may or may not be the only one. If this thread is about templating engines then it is also about Smarty and many others... Do you suffer some alergic reaction to Smarty? :-) -----Original Message----- From: suds@wocmud.org [mailto:suds@wocmud.org] On Behalf Of Robert Cummings Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:30 PM To: luis Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] template engine...why??? By your logic, since you ruled out all other templating systems, then with this most recent post you have made an assertion that Smarty is the only round wheel. I'm sure many would disagree. At any rate, time for me to drop this particular thread branch since the thread is about templating engines and NOT Smarty. Cheers, Rob. luis wrote: > > No. I said: if you want to make wheels don't make square-wheels, they > break cars. > > -----Original Message----- > From: suds@wocmud.org [mailto:suds@wocmud.org] On Behalf Of Robert > Cummings > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:22 PM > To: luis > Cc: 'Rasmus Lerdorf'; 'rush'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] template engine...why??? > > luis wrote: > > > > I absolutely agree, that's exactly why I can't understand the > motivation > > behind a dozen template systems for PHP when you can just use Smarty. > > Compiling templates to PHP is a must-have for any serious template > > engine. > > This sounds like a "why re-invent the wheel statement". Answer - then > there would only be one wheel to choose from. I'm sure we'd all love > it if we were in our car on wooden wheels. The ride sure would be > smooth - not. > > Cheers, > Rob. -- .---------------------------------------------. | Worlds of Carnage - http://www.wocmud.org | :---------------------------------------------: | Come visit a world of myth and legend where | | fantastical creatures come to life and the | | stuff of nightmares grasp for your soul. | `---------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php