I agree. Some argue that this kind of template syntax makes it easer for html folks to write logic, but really what it's doing in the long run is introducing ye

I agree. Some argue that this kind of template syntax makes it easer for html folks to write logic, but really what it's doing in the long run is introducing yet another abstraction for them to learn while also poorly assuming that they "can't learn JS". Teach a person how to fish... I think the real reason, however, is that it allows for easier compiler-level optimizations.