From: Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca@...>
Date: 2009-12-09T15:34:08+09:00
Subject: Re: haml

Richard Conroy wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:14 PM, Rajinder Yadav <devguy.ca@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am starting to look at haml and was wondering if there is anything else
>> like this out there that make working with html easier?
>>
> 
> Rajinder,
>     there are quite a few options, but Haml is definitely the most popular
> of the alternatives.

Hi Richard,

thanks for the feedback. I just wanted to get a sense of what is out 
there and is the most popular. You covered it pretty good with your 
reply. I like haml, it was somewhat easy to get up and going after 
reading it's FAQ.

I will take a closer look at Webby. Not sure what it is suited for by 
reading the website right now, but I am sure the light-bulb will go on 
eventually =)


> By alternative, I mean it in the sense that you implied - that it changes
> how you construct
> HTML. There are some alternatives to Erb, like Erubis, that make your
> rendering faster,
> but you are still using Erb syntax (HTML with ruby code in escapes).
> 
> Markaby was an earlier attempt to accomplish the same things as Haml, though
> I think
> Haml has stolen its marketshare. There are also probably a few plugins that
> let you use
> Markdown or Textile syntax for your HTML authoring.
> 
> You might want to check out Webby to see some options. Its a static site
> generator,
> but it has support for a whole laundry list of templating options.
> 
> regards,
> Richard
> 
> --
> http://richardconroy.blogspot.com
> 


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Kind Regards,
Rajinder Yadav

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