Ep. 28: Vento and WebC

In this episode, we have the templating wars from the two newest, hottest templating languages. Harris will walk us through WebC, and vrugtehagel introduce us to Vento.

Vento: the what, the why and the how

There's a new kid on the block in template language city; Vento. But is it really better than Nunjucks or Liquid? In this talk, you'll learn all about this rising JavaScript-based templating language.

vrugtehagel (he/him)

Doing web development both as a career and for funzies. Enthusiastic user of Eleventy and Deno, and proud creator of yozo.ooo, a tiny no-build-tool web component framework. Whenever not programming, plays chess, basketball, or video games.

What's the deal with WebC?

WebC is a template language from the creator of Eleventy. Is is the next big thing? Is it ready for the real world? What's the difference between WebC and Web Components? Harris will share his experiences building two different websites in WebC—how it works, what are the gotchas, and if it can improve your code.

Harris Lapiroff (he/him)

Harris is a software engineer and manager at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. He loves data, design, and writing.