Just because they're officially supported, doesn't mean they aren't there to work around the syntax's obvious limitations. I've been tracking Haml's development for a very long time I the history of many of these features is a result of users' frustration with the syntax.
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The article could be replaced by the sentence: "Make sure you know about filters before using haml for content."
Filters aren't a "workaround," they are the part of the language for handling content.
http://haml-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.HAML_REFERENCE.html#fi...
Just because they're officially supported, doesn't mean they aren't there to work around the syntax's obvious limitations. I've been tracking Haml's development for a very long time I the history of many of these features is a result of users' frustration with the syntax.