How can PHP developers ensure clarity and maintainability in their code when dealing with multiple layers of output generation, as seen in the forum thread example?
To ensure clarity and maintainability in code with multiple layers of output generation, PHP developers can separate concerns by using a template engine like Twig. This allows them to keep the presentation logic separate from the business logic, making the code easier to read and maintain.
// Example using Twig template engine
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
$loader = new \Twig\Loader\FilesystemLoader('templates');
$twig = new \Twig\Environment($loader);
// Business logic
$data = fetchDataFromDatabase();
// Render template with data
echo $twig->render('forum_thread.html', ['data' => $data]);