Handlebars/Mustache syntax is also widely used. And <% %> might very well confuse people into thinking the contents is raw code, as opposed to handlebar-style directives.
(Handlebars/Mustache restrict what actions you can take on view data substantially - you have to explicitly expose functionality in most implementations)
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This may be an ignorant question, but why not use the <% %> syntax popularized by ERB instead of { } for view bindings?
Handlebars/Mustache syntax is also widely used. And <% %> might very well confuse people into thinking the contents is raw code, as opposed to handlebar-style directives.
(Handlebars/Mustache restrict what actions you can take on view data substantially - you have to explicitly expose functionality in most implementations)