Hi,
I have always avoided template engines. Although, of course, using a system already developed can include functionality that is either difficult to do or easy to overlook. I have found that any advantage gained in people being familiar with how it works can often be outweighed by all the people used to working with alternatives or in different ways.
Even the best templating engines I have used in the past always seemed so much overkill that in the end I found it easier to do it myself, or do it specifically for whatever project I was working on.
Having said all that, I have just had a read about twig and it does look pretty good. I especially like the sandbox environment. As you said, there are plenty of people raving about it.
I would be really interested to read your thoughts on it after you have worked with it for a while and if you would recommend giving it a go to other CI people.
Good luck and best wishes,
Paul.
