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Handlebars.js vs Slim Lang: What are the differences?
What is 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.
What is Slim Lang? Template language whose goal is reduce the syntax to the essential parts without becoming cryptic. Slim is a template language whose goal is to reduce the view syntax to the essential parts without becoming cryptic. It started as an exercise to see how much could be removed from a standard html template (<, >, closing tags, etc...). As more people took an interest in Slim, the functionality grew and so did the flexibility of the syntax.
Handlebars.js and Slim Lang can be categorized as "Templating Languages & Extensions" tools.
"Simple" is the primary reason why developers consider Handlebars.js over the competitors, whereas "Easier to type and maintain than haml" was stated as the key factor in picking Slim Lang.
Handlebars.js and Slim Lang are both open source tools. It seems that Handlebars.js with 14.6K GitHub stars and 1.87K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Slim Lang with 4.84K GitHub stars and 473 GitHub forks.
@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 some would say-- outdated.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 language77
- 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 Slim Lang
- Easier to type and maintain than haml13
- Very clean and logical12
- Integrates with Rails by installing a single gem9
- Performs better than haml8
- Concise4
- Extensive package support in sublime text 2 and 33
- Atom package support1
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Cons of Handlebars.js
Cons of Slim Lang
- Not so good editor support2
- Overcomplicated syntax1
- Lots of syntactic corner cases1
- Easy to break nesting when reindenting or copy-pasting1
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