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This is a on-going series of entries where I highlight EE experiences. Here’s a new spin on it, with two opposing views. What do you think?
Got my head around ExpressionEngine and…. i love it!
Mark Parsons via Twitter
…and here’s someone having a bit of a different experience:
I think I want to blow ExpressionEngine to smithereens. Templating system is driving me insane.
Eric Carl via Twitter
Posted on Oct 12, 2010 by Brian Warren
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Chris Brauckmuller — 09:46 on 10.13.2010
I think anyone who’s frustrated with the templating system has either not taken the time to familiarize themselves before diving into a project, or is stuck thinking in the paradigm of another CMS that they’ve used before. Compared to what else is out there, I find that EE allows more unfettered access to the raw data and more control over it in the template than any other CMS on the market.
Grover — 08:37 on 10.14.2010
Agree with Chris. The biggest problem with EE’s template system is that, well, they aren’t really templates. The word “template” has a very specific meaning outside of EE and when you first come into EE, it’s hard to get your head around the difference.
To this day, whenever I’m explaining what I’m doing to my boss, I have to make sure not to use the word “template” because he’ll think I mean something entirely different.