Re: H::T future (was Re: [htmltmpl] xml complant tags)

[Puneet K. <pk...@ei...>]

Sam Tregar wrote:

> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Puneet Kishor wrote:
> 
> 
>>speaking of which, I have often wondered what could be improved in H-T,
>>and have failed to come up with anything. It just seems to be that
>>perfect program that does perfectly what it said to do. Simple to
>>install and understand, well-documented, and fast. In fact, imho, it
>>should be made a core part of Perl as is CGI.pm.
> 
> 
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> I've considered doing an HTML::Template version 3 a few times, but
> never found the time to do it.  I even went so far as to draft a
> design document.  Here it is!  (Note, I have no plans to actually do
> this work anytime soon.)

thank heavens! (just rename the darn thing version 3.142 since some 
folks don't like upgrading to whole numbers -- pi in their face).

Seriously, both those who create with H-T and those who are 
current/potential users of H-T-driven applications would benefit the 
most if H-T were a part of core Perl. None of asking users to install 
H-T or including it in applications. H-T is so much more useful that 
CGI.pm (in my opinion), and if anything, CGI.pm is made worthwhile 
because of H-T.

Just making it a part of core Perl would be a serious benefit for the 
use of Perl for web-apps. Where do I cast my vote? Where do I lobby?