Template Literals vs Template Engines

Developers should use template literals whenever they need to create dynamic strings with variables or expressions, especially for generating HTML, SQL queries, or formatted messages meets developers should use template engines when building web applications to dynamically render content, such as user-specific data or product listings, without cluttering code with html strings. Here's our take.

Template Literals

Nice Pick

Developers should use template literals whenever they need to create dynamic strings with variables or expressions, especially for generating HTML, SQL queries, or formatted messages

Pros

• They are essential for modern JavaScript development as they eliminate the need for cumbersome string concatenation with the + operator and make code more maintainable, particularly in frameworks like React for JSX-like syntax or in Node
• Related to: javascript, es6

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Template Engines

Developers should use template engines when building web applications to dynamically render content, such as user-specific data or product listings, without cluttering code with HTML strings

Pros

• They are essential for server-side rendering in frameworks like Django or Express
• Related to: jinja2, handlebars

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Template Literals is a language while Template Engines is a tool. We picked Template Literals based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Template Literals wins

Based on overall popularity. Template Literals is more widely used, but Template Engines excels in its own space.