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How do you find the template syntax with Hugo? I love the speed of it over Jekyll but I find the Hugo syntax really unintuitive sometimes. For example why {{ if or (isset .Params "alt") (isset .Params "caption") }} and not {{ if (isset .Params "alt") or (isset .Params "caption") }}?

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A lot of the syntax is a byproduct of the template packages shipped in Go.

I assume the ordering of or, if, etc is a byproduct of them being function calls, but I'd have to double check to verify. Regardless it's a little weird at first but you get used to it after a bit. I used a fair bit of customization on the www.calhoun.io theme and I didn't have to think twice about the order of terms after a short while.

https://gohugohq.com/howto/compare-date-strings-in-hugo/

This was a useful site for deeper exploration into the syntax. Sometimes, it's just trial and error.

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