@_rndlph @smashingmag I think I'd challenge the view that it is rarely acceptable.
The majority of sites on the web don't need their views re-rendered on the fly for every request. Or need a database. Think of how many WordPress blogs exist that hit a database for every view, but change infrequently.
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