Slim Template LanguageSlim Lang
Templating Languages & ExtensionsWhat is Slim Lang?
Slim is a template language whose goal is to reduce the view syntax to the essential parts without becoming cryptic. It started as an exercise to see how much could be removed from a standard html template (<, >, closing tags, etc...). As more people took an interest in Slim, the functionality grew and so did the flexibility of the syntax.
Slim Lang is a tool in the Templating Languages & Extensions category of a tech stack.
Slim Lang Pros & Cons
Pros of Slim Lang
- ✓Easier to type and maintain than haml
- ✓Very clean and logical
- ✓Integrates with Rails by installing a single gem
- ✓Performs better than haml
- ✓Concise
- ✓Extensive package support in sublime text 2 and 3
- ✓Atom package support
Cons of Slim Lang
- ✗Not so good editor support
- ✗Easy to break nesting when reindenting or copy-pasting
- ✗Lots of syntactic corner cases
- ✗Overcomplicated syntax
Slim Lang Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Slim Lang?
Sass
Sass is an extension of CSS3, adding nested rules, variables, mixins, selector inheritance, and more. It's translated to well-formatted, standard CSS using the command line tool or a web-framework plugin.
Animate.css
It is a bunch of cool, fun, and cross-browser animations for you to use in your projects. Great for emphasis, home pages, sliders, and general just-add-water-awesomeness.
Handlebars.js
Handlebars.js is an extension to the Mustache templating language created by Chris Wanstrath. Handlebars.js and Mustache are both logicless templating languages that keep the view and the code separated like we all know they should be.
