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Re-implementation of low level functions

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:45 pm
by Ambush Commander
I've been trying to make sense of the whole template programming fiasco developing in MediaWiki, and I just remembered something, except I don't remember. It goes along the lines of this:

A bad code smell is when you hide low-level functions, forcing clients to re-implement them on a higher level.

Can anyone source this? Links? Google search?

I know I read this somewhere.

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:47 pm
by santosj
I think you are referencing a Blog post about bad templating engines and a list of why they aren't any good or one that is good. Right?

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:50 pm
by Ambush Commander
Perhaps. In fact, that would be quite applicable to the dilemma. But I still think it was a bit more abstract then that.

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:49 am
by alex.barylski
Honestly I dunno what your after...but maybe this?

http://www.massassi.com/php/articles/template_engines/