[consulting] Challenging an Assumption About What an Easy tpl.php Looks Like

[David Hazel]

While "easier to read" is probably a personal preference, it can be a real
pain to track down extra/missing single quotes.

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Shai Gluskin <shai at content2zero.com> wrote:

> Gang,
>
> Every tpl.php file that I've seen in any theme is written in html with php
> interspersed for putting in variables. I think part of the reasoning for
> this approach is that it would be easier for non-geek designers to read such
> pages.
>
> I want to challenge that. I think all those php open-close and all the
> "print" commands makes for very hard-to-read code. Tonight, as an
> experiment, I rewrote the node.tpl.php file from Zen from html to php. I
> think it is a lot easier to read. And it's sure a lot easier to comment.
>
> I pasted my rewritten version and the original from Zen onto a pastebin:
> http://pastebin.ca/1614186
>
> Anyway, I'd be curious what other's opinions are on this.
>
> best,
>
> Shai
>
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