PHP template engine

[eluser]Myles Wakeham[/eluser]
[quote author="GlennJ" date="1276736807"]I know PyroCMS uses Dwoo, but it looks like it's run by one bloke and I think I like the support which the Smarty community provides.[/quote]

I'm sure there are a lot of users of it, so I wouldn't be as cautious about support (its open source after all, so you can get in there yourself and contribute too). Phil's code rocks by the way, so that would be the least of my concerns.

But here's a possible scenario, playing out in the future.... Picture this: Big corporation office building. You get a call that they want you to come in to bid on a project for there new Widget division and need a kick-ass web developer. You walk into the boardroom and there's a few suit & tie managers, and a scruffy graphics guy there. They explain the project, and the graphics guy leans over and says, "So what templating engine do you use?".

You answer 'Smarty' and he nods - he knows and is comfortable with that technology.

or

You answer 'Dwoo' and then he points to the door and watches your butt leave through it.

Its not that its not a better solution. But its about perception and demonstrating a willingness to work with the graphics community. Sometimes its not the best technology that wins out in the end.

Myles