Javascript template engines. Reasons to use

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What reasons for using javascript template engines do you know? When to use and to avoid using it?

And do we need to use JTE like underscore.js, when we already have framework like jQuery installed?

Also, what template engines for using with jQuery you can recommend?

Closely related if not duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2077016/when-to-use-javascript-template-engines — JJJ, Oct 18 '11 at 08:18
But I've missed interesting discussion here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/170168/jquery-templating-engines — Nikolay Fominyh, Oct 18 '11 at 08:20

Erhan · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-18T09:06:25.317

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Older browsers lack of new ecmascript/javascript functions and features. When you need to use latest functions (map, reduce) and features (html5, css3, websockets) you may need that kind of libraries like Underscore, modernizr etc. They are also shorten your code. Underscore has useful utility/helper functions that you can use.

jQuery: DOM library
Underscore: General use for arrays/objecys
Modernizr: HTML5, websockets, canvas
Sass: CSS library
Templating: Jade, Mustache, ICanHaz.js

I personally using jade with node. It's very useful for quick view/renders.

edited Oct 18 '11 at 09:06

answered Oct 18 '11 at 08:34

Erhan

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And that has to do with templates what exactly? – ZenMaster Oct 18 '11 at 08:35
well underscore is general use library so i thought that basic information needed. By the way i would edit and improve my answer. – Erhan Oct 18 '11 at 09:01

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