[wp-hackers] Regarding wp markup language

[sutharshan balachandren]

thanks for the details.

 Using the original is better than a creating wrappers.Its sounds good.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Mike Schinkel
<mikeschinkel at newclarity.net>wrote:

> Hi Sutharshan,
>
> > When we design themes we are using the php tags and functions in between
> > them, which make little bit complicated for those who are not an expert
> in
> > themes creation. What I'm asking is that, will it be possible to create a
> > markup language for wp themes to connect this the other php files would
> be
> > easy in the designers view.
> >
> > I know its possible to create new markup language like fbml. But i dont
> have
> > a clue how to do such thing. it is very hard to create a markup language?
> >
> > Can anyone guide me to make new markup language?
>
> I''ve gone back and forth on this issue over the years until finally coming
> firmly to believe the opinion of Bill Karwin mentioned here:
>
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1424268/template-language-vs-straight-php
>
> IMO better to learn PHP than to try to create yet-another-layer that will
> eventually end up being a bad version of PHP.  What's more, hundreds of
> tools understand PHP; zero tools understand a new markup language you are
> proposing to be designed.
>
> FWIW, one thing I wish more WordPress designers would learn to use is
> HEREDOC syntax when generating HTML and other blocks of text:
>
> HEREDOC: http://www.tuxradar.com/practicalphp/2/6/3
>
> Of course to use HEREDOC would require being able to capture the_content()
> and the_excerpt() into variables which is currently impossible to do without
> some custom functions and/or extensions to the core, see:
>
> http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12976
>
> -Mike
>
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-- 
with love

Sutharshan