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Asked: 2026-05-31T22:59:02+00:00

Would it be considered best practice to use a single template that changes it’s

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Would it be considered best practice to use a single template that changes it’s output based on script values, or have multiple templates, and use the view to pick the correct one instead?

For example, in this underscope template:

<script type="text/template" id="SkillsetTemplate">

<div class='RegularMode <%= (skillset.get('InEditMode')===false)?'show':'hide' %>'>
</div>

<div class='EditMode <%= (skillset.get('InEditMode')===true)?'show':'hide' %>'>
</div>

</script>

I use a backbone model to bind against, and use the InEditMode attribute to pick which content to render.

Should I instead have a normal mode, and an edit mode template, and use the attribute on the model to pick the template ?

For background purposes, I am using backbone.js with underscore templates and an MVC3 backend.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’d absolutely go with a second template. I’ll admit it may not be completely DRY but you never know, you may need the edit template to not look a bit like your non-edit one (in which case you aren’t repeating yourself).

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