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What is FeathersJS? Real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS. Feathers is a real-time, micro-service web framework for NodeJS that gives you control over your data via RESTful resources, sockets and flexible plug-ins.
What is Handlebars.js? Minimal Templating on Steroids. 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.
FeathersJS can be classified as a tool in the "Microframeworks (Backend)" category, while Handlebars.js is grouped under "Templating Languages & Extensions".
"Datastore Agnostic" is the top reason why over 2 developers like FeathersJS, while over 102 developers mention "Simple" as the leading cause for choosing Handlebars.js.
FeathersJS and Handlebars.js are both open source tools. It seems that Handlebars.js with 14.5K GitHub stars and 1.86K forks on GitHub has more adoption than FeathersJS with 11K GitHub stars and 473 GitHub forks.
OpenTable, DuckDuckGo, and Intel are some of the popular companies that use Handlebars.js, whereas FeathersJS is used by DeliciousDB, Datafactor GmbH, and Koola. Handlebars.js has a broader approval, being mentioned in 642 company stacks & 173 developers stacks; compared to FeathersJS, which is listed in 19 company stacks and 14 developer stacks.
@All: I am searching for the best template engine for .NET. I started looking into several template engines, including the Dotliquid, Handlebars.js, Scriban, and Razorlight. I found handlebar a bit difficult to use when using the loops and condition because you need to register for helper first. DotLiquid and Scriban were easy to use and in Razorlight I did not find the example for loops.
Can you please suggest which template engine is best suited for the use of conditional/list and looping and why? Or if anybody could provide me a resource or link where I can compare which is best?
Thanks In Advance
I like Handlebars, it's very mature... some would say-- outdated.
Handlebars loops are done via {{#each myList}}. Read the docs! https://handlebarsjs.com/guide
Remember, don't put logic in your templates! Keep this layer simple. Sorry to hear you have to use dotNet.
Pros of FeathersJS
- Real-time12
- Choose any ORM7
- Datastore Agnostic7
- Flexible Plugins6
- Choose Socketio or Primus5
- Easy Rest4
- Isomorphic Services API4
- Open source4
- Scalable3
- Easy to use with Graphql3
- Documentation3
- Service-oriented architecture3
- Data-driven APIs3
- Uses express, will support other options soon3
- Advanced Composable Service Middleware called holds3
Pros of Handlebars.js
- Simple106
- Great templating language76
- Open source50
- Logicless36
- Integrates well into any codebase20
- Easy to create helper methods for complex scenarios10
- Created by Yehuda Katz7
- Easy For Fornt End Developers,learn backend2
- Awesome1
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