Comment on Emblem.js: concise, indented alternative templating language for Handlebars.js parentComments−njharman13yI'm guessing cause they use sucky editors that make writing *ML style markup hard.−jacquesc13yWriting is the easy part (stuff like zencoding tools help with this).But reading and grokking mountains of HTML code gets difficult for some people (me). That's when these templating languages are a lifesaver.−zachrose13yWell yes, but Haml/Emblem are trying to answer the question of where tooling should belong. Is it better to "abstract" syntax with your development environment, or in the source code itself?
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I'm guessing cause they use sucky editors that make writing *ML style markup hard.
Writing is the easy part (stuff like zencoding tools help with this).
But reading and grokking mountains of HTML code gets difficult for some people (me). That's when these templating languages are a lifesaver.
Well yes, but Haml/Emblem are trying to answer the question of where tooling should belong. Is it better to "abstract" syntax with your development environment, or in the source code itself?