Sure, I mean helpers for the template/view that make it easier (syntax, data binding, validations) to render a HTML form widget. Instead of defining your form a

Sure, I mean helpers for the template/view that make it easier (syntax, data binding, validations) to render a HTML form widget. Instead of defining your form as a unit in app code, you manage the form fields in the view/template. For my money, this is much more intuitive and flexible. It's common in other web frameworks. At least Codeigniter, Ruby on Rails, and ASP.NET MVC use this approach: http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/helpers/form_helper.html http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/helpers/form_help... http://guides.rubyonrails.org/form_helpers.html http://guides.rubyonrails.org/form_helpers.html http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd410596(v=vs.100).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd410596(v=vs.100).a...