haml_starter.rb

#TO RUN
# Install ruby
# from command line type gem install sinatra haml
# create this file and call it app.rb
# from command line type ruby app.rb
# open up browser to http://localhost:4567/haml

require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'
require 'haml'

get '/haml' do
  @variable = "I can access this from haml"
  haml :presentation #This treats everything under @@presentation in this file as a HAML file
end

__END__
@@presentation

%html
  %head Testing Haml
  %body
    %h1 HI
    %p
      here is some text
    .example= @variable
    #some_div here is a div where i set the id
    %p
      more info at
      %a{:href => 'http://haml.hamptoncatlin.com/'} Haml Webpage