[UPHPU] Pastebin.org, Would Anybody like to help me create a pastebin?

[Jennifer Charrey]

Wade Preston Shearer wrote:
> …and I agree with your point as well about simplicity. But, I would 
> still rather see the front-end guy using a PHP function instead of a 
> Smarty function. He could just as use use:
> 
> <? html_select_date($begDate, begDate, 2001, +1); ?>
> 
> 
> …and yes, I think it wasteful for each developer to manually recreate 
> all of the necessary font-end functions for each project, but why didn't 
> the Smarty developers just create a class or an include file (or several 
> so that you only had to include the "sets" that you needed) with all of 
> the slick functions that you need instead of an entirely new engine, 
> syntax, and layer?

Sure, that's a reasonable complaint. I think we both see where the other 
person is coming from at this point. For me what it all boils down to 
is, I don't believe people should come on a list and say "oh, don't ever 
use Tool X" without some REALLY good reasons, like a security hole or 
horrible benchmarks or being made by Microsoft. :) Writing one's own 
templating system or framework is not a valid option for many people.