jQuery Templates vs Partial Views in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I\'m taking a look at jQuery templates. It looks really interesting - easy syntax, easy to use, very clean.

However, I can\'t really see why it\'s better to use jQuery

Answer 1

i would add that one of the benefits of the jqt is that you can very easily pass the front end development off to a 3rd party (who specialise in this type of work) and they only need to know the object model of the json. (plus maybe a few 'interfaces' back to the server)

this way, your 'backend' developers can focus on the task at hand and the 'front' end team can develop the jqt. the other advantage of jqt being that they are totally isolated from the .net environment, therefore it's feasible (if unlikely) that the backend technology could be changed (j2ee, php etc) for a subset of actions without the front-end caring beyond the rest url.

it's an interesting 'space' to observe and one that i'm only just beginning to dabble with. however, on both sides of the fence, things will only get better and as i mentioned to dave (ward) a few weeks back, perhaps some of the razor engine endpoints will offer a way to integrate directly with jqt in future versions - seems kinda inevitable.