[Petal] [perrin@elem.com: Re: Templates comparison]

[Jean-Michel Hiver]

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Jean-Michel Hiver wrote:
> I have seen your article [1] about Perl template engines comparison on
> the new shiny mod_perl site, and it would be good if you could include
> the CPAN templating system which I wrote: Petal.

Of course I'm familiar with Petal.  I remember when you announced it on 
the list.

Because there are so many template tools (literally dozens) and most of 
them have very few distinguishing features, I try to limit the number of 
tools described in detail in my document.  In general, I have only 
talked about the most widely used ones, and just listed the other 
interesting ones briefly.  However, Petal has a special appeal for 
people who want to use standard HTML for their templates (the "TAL" 
syntax), and the module I currently list for that is not well supported 
anymore, so I was planning to list Petal there.

I'm working on another tutorial right now, but will come back to the 
templating in a little while.

- Perrin


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