wok annotate perl-text-template/description.txt @ rev 25143
updated plsh (1.20171014 -> 1.20200522)
author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Wed Jun 29 14:42:01 2022 +0100 (24 months ago) |
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Hans-G?nter@24262 | 1 This is a library for generating form letters, building HTML pages, |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 2 or filling in templates generally. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 3 A "template" is a piece of text that has little Perl programs embedded |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 4 in it here and there. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 5 When you "fill in" a template, you evaluate the little programs and |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 6 replace them with their values. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 7 |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 8 You can store a template in a file outside your program. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 9 People can modify the template without modifying the program. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 10 You can separate the formatting details from the main code, and put |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 11 the formatting parts of the program into the template. |
Hans-G?nter@24262 | 12 That prevents code bloat and encourages functional separation. |