title: echo/printf vs. ending php brackets?
body: <p>Very simple question, requiring a very simple answer.</p>
  
  <p>If I've got some PHP files that need to output a decent amount of html with variables, is it considering better to use echo/printf or is it better to end the php and start it up again?</p>
  
  <p>ex:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  $varA = 'foo';
  $varB = 'bar';
  ?&gt;
  &lt;span&gt;&lt;?php echo $foo; ?&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  &lt;div&gt;&lt;?php echo 'content ' . $bar; ?&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  &lt;?php
  //continue php here
  ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>is that considered better than</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  $varA = 'foo';
  $varB = 'bar';
  printf('&lt;span&gt; . $foo . &lt;/span&gt;');
  printf('&lt;div&gt;content ' . $bar . '&lt;/div&gt;');
  //continue php here
  ?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or is the latter considered "better", OR is one even considered better than the other, period!?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>