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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst b/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst index df4e3ca06..31f0b4dd9 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/overview/at_a_glance.rst @@ -80,11 +80,19 @@ simply can not match the performance of native PHP, and the syntax that must be learned to use a template engine is usually only marginally easier than learning the basics of PHP. Consider this block of PHP code:: - <ul> <?php foreach ($addressbook as $name):?> <li><?=$name?></li> <?php endforeach; ?> </ul> + <ul> + <?php foreach ($addressbook as $name):?> + <li><?=$name?></li> + <?php endforeach; ?> + </ul> Contrast this with the pseudo-code used by a template engine:: - <ul> {foreach from=$addressbook item="name"} <li>{$name}</li> {/foreach} </ul> + <ul> + {foreach from=$addressbook item="name"} + <li>{$name}</li> + {/foreach} + </ul> Yes, the template engine example is a bit cleaner, but it comes at the price of performance, as the pseudo-code must be converted back into PHP |