> I have always found something really off putting about mixing html with programming languages. Whether it be HAML or Rails or really anything. You could use

> I have always found something really off putting about mixing html with programming languages. Whether it be HAML or Rails or really anything. You could use XSL , i'm pretty sure you never do that. Any solution that relies on "templating" involves logic in templates. And templating languages are there because they ALLOW separation of concern. A template is independent from the controller that called it. They just share a contract at the data level.