ejs Template Engine in Express | Sigma Web Development Course - Tutorial #92

The video discusses using template engines with Express, particularly how to implement EJS (Embedded JavaScript) to build robust websites. The approach is to guide the audience step-by-step on setting up and using EJS, emphasizing the importance of repetition in learning. It includes instructions on setting up an Express app, the basics of using npm commands to install express and other necessary packages, and explains copying the boilerplate code for a basic Express app with a focus on understanding what each command does rather than just executing them.

The speaker stresses the relevance of using Bootstrap for creating efficient websites without having in-depth knowledge of web development intricacies. They explain how to integrate Bootstrap directly into the project, copy necessary Bootstrap components like CSS and JavaScript into a newly created templates folder, and recommend accessing components from Bootstrap's documentation for quickly building web pages. The video's primary goal in this section is to show how elements can be plugged into an application using Bootstrap efficiently.

The focus shifts to using EJS templates with Express, explaining the need for a template engine to avoid redundancy in HTML files by dynamically rendering content. The video describes installing EJS via npm, integrating it into the Express app, and using it to render templates instead of static HTML files. Examples include passing variables to templates and dynamically displaying database content, demonstrating how EJS helps manage dynamic data effectively within a web page layout.