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Comment by williamdclt

I don't disagree with "DSLs have a tendency to become turing complete over time", it's a well known fact.

But "we can't give something to users because otherwise they'll ask for other stuff" is not an argument. They're _already_ asking for stuff (templating) anyway. No one is suggesting that shutting users up is a reason to implement templating, it's the trade-offs of this feature that are debated. And if it gets implement then yes, users will certainly ask for more features, the trade-offs of which can be debated.

If you think that the line for HTML features is where we already are, you can present your arguments for why (tbh I'll probably agree). But "if you enable templating devs are then going to ask for more" isn't one.

parent williamdclt 19 days ago

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