Templating engines are essential tools for dynamic content generation in web development. They allow developers to separate logic from presentation, making code cleaner and more maintainable. Here's a quick overview:

Common Templating Engines 🌐

  • Handlebars.js
    A popular JavaScript templating engine known for its simplicity and powerful templating syntax.

    Handlebars Template Engine

  • Jinja2
    A Python-based templating engine widely used in Flask frameworks. It supports features like inheritance and filters.

    Jinja2 Template Engine

  • Pug (formerly Jade)
    A high-performance template engine for Node.js. It uses indentation-based syntax for cleaner code.

    Pug Template Engine

Key Features 🔍

  • Variable Interpolation
    Insert dynamic data into templates using {{ variable }} syntax.

    Variable Interpolation

  • Control Structures
    Conditional statements (if, else) and loops (for, while) enable complex logic.

    Control Structures

  • Partials & Includes
    Reuse common components across templates with partials.

    Partials Includes

Best Practices ✅

  1. Keep templates lightweight and focused on presentation.
  2. Use strict escaping to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
  3. Leverage caching for performance optimization.

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