====== Pros and cons of MACRO template engine ======

===== Pros =====

  * MACRO has **powerful tools for templates composition** such as wrapping, including, reusing, multiple wrapping. We really don't know any other template engine that offers the same capabilities.

  * MACRO is a **compiling template engine** where initial template is compiled into php-class. Unlike Smarty, MACRO compiles templates only as a whole. This means that compiled MACRO template is always fast and all includes and wraps cost you nothing in terms of execution speed.

  * MACRO has **just a small set of restrictive rules**. You can use regular php-blocks inside MACRO template, you can use any helpers, etc. You can use MACRO aims or not - it's up to you. We really worked hard to find best possible balance between ease of use of raw php-code in templates and MACRO elements.

  * You can always **extend MACRO** with our own elements such as tags and filters.

  * MACRO **compiles** it's elements **into very clean php-code**, much cleaner than Smarty or WACT. This makes MACRO to be a **fast template engine**. And you can always create you own version of MACRO elements to produce even more optimized php-code.

  * You can write your own template resolving mechanism or implement you own MACRO config.

  * MACRO **suits perfectly for html-coders** since has a rich set of tools for rendering lists or table, pager, forms, etc. Html-codes can do most of templates composition job without any help of php-developers.

===== Cons =====

  * Do you have any opinions? ;) Let's discuss them at [[http://forum.limb-project.com/|our forum]].