Masterview

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A WYSIWYG template engine for Ruby that generates ERB files and plugs into Rails as a gem or plugin, letting designers edit with NVU WYSIWYG editing or Dreamweaver and preview interactive prototypes in the browser; it uses Tidy for HTML cleanup, provides scaffolding that produces multiple HTML/partial files, exposes directives as Ruby classes, adds a DSL for directives after a TDD-driven refactor, includes admin sync tools, and proves practical in real projects (v0.3.x series).

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1. 0:00Masterview introduction
2. 1:11Why Masterview was created
3. 10:18Masterview design principles
4. 15:13Live demo: Rails vs Masterview
5. 29:43Editing templates with NVU
6. 37:17How Masterview works
7. 43:13Masterview evolution
8. 50:31Refactoring Masterview with DSL
9. 53:20Future directions
10. 57:55Q&A

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