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Handlebars.js vs Sails.js: What are the differences?
Handlebars.js: Minimal Templating on Steroids. Handlebars.js is an extension to the Mustache templating language created by Chris Wanstrath. Handlebars.js and Mustache are both logicless templating languages that keep the view and the code separated like we all know they should be; Sails.js: Realtime MVC Framework for Node.js. Sails is designed to mimic the MVC pattern of frameworks like Ruby on Rails, but with support for the requirements of modern apps: data-driven APIs with scalable, service-oriented architecture.
Handlebars.js can be classified as a tool in the "Templating Languages & Extensions" category, while Sails.js is grouped under "Microframeworks (Backend)".
"Simple" is the top reason why over 102 developers like Handlebars.js, while over 41 developers mention "Data-driven apis " as the leading cause for choosing Sails.js.
Handlebars.js and Sails.js are both open source tools. Sails.js with 20.6K GitHub stars and 1.85K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Handlebars.js with 14.5K GitHub stars and 1.86K GitHub forks.
OpenTable, DuckDuckGo, and Intel are some of the popular companies that use Handlebars.js, whereas Sails.js is used by TestLegends, HYPH, and Giguana. Handlebars.js has a broader approval, being mentioned in 642 company stacks & 173 developers stacks; compared to Sails.js, which is listed in 32 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.
@All: I am searching for the best template engine for .NET. I started looking into several template engines, including the Dotliquid, Handlebars.js, Scriban, and Razorlight. I found handlebar a bit difficult to use when using the loops and condition because you need to register for helper first. DotLiquid and Scriban were easy to use and in Razorlight I did not find the example for loops.
Can you please suggest which template engine is best suited for the use of conditional/list and looping and why? Or if anybody could provide me a resource or link where I can compare which is best?
Thanks In Advance
I like Handlebars, it's very mature... some would say-- outdated.
Handlebars loops are done via {{#each myList}}. Read the docs! https://handlebarsjs.com/guide
Remember, don't put logic in your templates! Keep this layer simple. Sorry to hear you have to use dotNet.
Pros of Handlebars.js
- Simple106
- Great templating language76
- Open source50
- Logicless36
- Integrates well into any codebase20
- Easy to create helper methods for complex scenarios10
- Created by Yehuda Katz7
- Easy For Fornt End Developers,learn backend2
- Awesome1
Pros of Sails.js
- Data-driven apis49
- Waterline ORM47
- Mvc37
- Easy rest32
- Real-time25
- Open source21
- Service-oriented architecture19
- Scalable18
- Convension over configuration10
- Rails-like asset pipeline9
- Node machines and machinepacks9
- Easy route/controller generation7
- Ruby on Rails basic stuff for JS devs6
- CLI for scaffolding project pieces3
- WebSocket support3
- Supportive community1
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Cons of Handlebars.js
Cons of Sails.js
- Waterline ORM5
- Defaults to VueJS4
- Standard MVC0
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