Re: (off topic?) about pug. Re: manlint?

[Marc Chantreux]

> In all seriousness though, if you need semi-programmatic features like
> variable references and custom data-types, you're better off just using a
> scripting language.

then you'll have

* security flaws
* uses and abuses from users who don't understand data/behavior
  separation (a very good example of how bad it can end up is php)
* a langage that is harder to explain to a end user than a simple yaml
* an extra dependency for free

> To be honest, I've never needed (or wanted) a templating language because
> it's easier to use TextMate snippets for rapidly entering repetitive or
> cumbersome code constructs.

i want my result to be

* readable, diffable, editable
* serialized with no useless \n, spaces or tabs
* comment free
* known as valid (every tag is closed in the fine order)

so TextMate/vim snippets are not even close to be enough to me

> Then again, it might be my abrasive dislike of
> the current JavaScript ecosystem talking…

current? was it a time when the JS ecosystem wasn't crap ?

regards,
marc