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Papercraft is a Ruby library for functional HTML templating that emphasizes readability, reusability, and security.

Why it matters: It simplifies HTML generation in Ruby with a clean, functional syntax that suits modern web development.

The big picture: Papercraft supports layouts, components, and partials, encouraging modular and maintainable code design.

The stakes: Automatic HTML escaping enhances security by preventing cross-site scripting attacks by default.

Commenters say: Users appreciate the elegant, declarative syntax and express interest in similar tools for other languages like Python.