If you are a big believer in Kendo UI, then you will be glad to know there is a built-in template engine as well. The problem was that you have to load the entire kendo.web.min.js file just to render a simple template (~0.5MB). Kendo is now AMD-complaint and can be used with RequireJS! I can now use Kendo UI’s as my new favorite template engine. Why not if I plan to use other parts of the Kendo suite later or on other pages.