> Mustache still has loops and conditionals (how those don't count as "logic" is beyond me) and you'll almost always have to use them. This is a bit esoteric,

> Mustache still has loops and conditionals (how those don't count as "logic" is beyond me) and you'll almost always have to use them. This is a bit esoteric, because conditionals and loops are what most programmers are familiar with. I think the big difference for me is that it's not really a conditional or a loop but a context. So when I say {{#var}} I'm saying within this context, output this partial — that partial can be a separate file or an inline HTML snippet. If that context doesn't exist, it doesn't get rendered (conditional). If that context is a collection of items, it renders each one (loop). So, yeah. It's easier to say that they're conditionals and loops since that's what programmers are familiar with. But if you start thinking a bit different, you can see how there's really only one mode for Mustache: outputting stuff. You can't filter the output. You can't output parts of it. You can only output it or not. If you spend some time with liquid (a templating language with logic, but with extremely similar syntax as mustache) you'll notice the difference. It's subtle, but (I think) important.