template engine, the soln for a programmer & designer pa
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:06 pm
Hello,
I am working together w/ a web designer in creating a content management site. I am doing all the programming in php and the designer will be responsible for the html, css and art.
The problem is my web designer does not know how to code in php. Therefore, I need a workflow that separates php code from html layout and allows us to work on the site separately. Is a template engine the solution?
I have some experience w/ the Smarty Engine. With Smarty, this separation appears to be possible, although the designer would still need to learn some basic Smarty syntax. However would using a template engine be overkill for my purposes? Is there a better solution than resorting to a template engine?
I'm curious as to how most web development teams tackle this problem. Or is it the case today that a web designer must be knowledgeable in an internet scripting language such as php, javascript, etc...
Thank you
I am working together w/ a web designer in creating a content management site. I am doing all the programming in php and the designer will be responsible for the html, css and art.
The problem is my web designer does not know how to code in php. Therefore, I need a workflow that separates php code from html layout and allows us to work on the site separately. Is a template engine the solution?
I have some experience w/ the Smarty Engine. With Smarty, this separation appears to be possible, although the designer would still need to learn some basic Smarty syntax. However would using a template engine be overkill for my purposes? Is there a better solution than resorting to a template engine?
I'm curious as to how most web development teams tackle this problem. Or is it the case today that a web designer must be knowledgeable in an internet scripting language such as php, javascript, etc...
Thank you