NHaml. What is it and what does it eat with.

NHaml is a .NET implementation of the popular Rails Haml . Therefore, first, let's try to understand what Haml is . It stands for XHTML Abstraction Markup Language , i.e. it is a markup language for simplified XHTML generation . We already have tools in our arsenal to achieve such goals: XSLT, ASP.NET Web Forms, or even better ASP.NET MVC and others. NHaml provides an alternative way to build your page layout, and if XHTML itself is a very verbose language, then NHaml is imbued with the spirit of conciseness . Abbreviations, keywords, block designation - all aimed at reducing the amount of code while maintaining its clarity. Let's look at the following piece of code:
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<%@ Page Language="C#" MasterPageFile="~/Views/Shared/Site.Master" AutoEventWireup="true"
    CodeBehind="List.aspx" Inherits="MvcApplication5.Views.Products.List" Title="Products" %>

 

<%= ViewData.CategoryName %>

 

    <% foreach (var product in ViewData.Products) { %>
     
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          <%= product.ProductName %>
         
  
            (<%= Html.ActionLink("Edit", new { Action="Edit", ID=product.ProductID })%>)
         
  
       

    <% } %>
 

  <%= Html.ActionLink("Add New Product", new { Action="New" }) %>