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FreeMarker overview

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FreeMarker overview

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- [Instructor] FreeMarker. FreeMarker is a flexible and lightweight template engine for generating dynamic content like webpages or emails. It is widely used in Java-based web applications and is particularly suited for developers who prioritize high performance and flexibility. There are five main features of FreeMarker, starting with template syntax. FreeMarker provides advanced scripting capabilities with support for conditional statements, iterations, and macros for reusable template fragments. FreeMarker is also framework-agnostic. This means that unlike Thymeleaf, FreeMarker can be used with any Java web framework, including Spring MVC< Struts, and more. FreeMarker includes separation of concerns. It encourages developers to maintain clean templates by separating presentation logic from Business Logic. For four and five, FreeMarker has high performance and extensibility. It is optimized for large datasets and complex template processing, making a great choice for applications…

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