I am trying to determine which of these two templating systems to standardize on. We currently use HTML::Template for some of our projects, but I am starting a more complex project and the Template Toolkit seems to be much more powerful, allowing a lot more logic inside the template so CGI's don't have to be updated for minor changes. While HTML::Template is simpler, especially for non-programmers to write templates, it seems that either one involves requiring people to learn some new syntax anyway. We will be using the templating system on both live CGI's (mostly on non-mod_perl systems) and to produce static pages. The two issues in deciding which one to go with are ease of use and speed. I would appreciate hearing comparisons between the two especially in terms of how fast they operate and output pages, as well as any other pros and cons. Thanks!

In reply to HTML::Template vs. Template Toolkit by DBX

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