gistfile1.js

// app.js
app.configure(function(){
  app.use(express.staticProvider(pub));
  app.set('views', __dirname + '/views')
  app.set('view engine', 'ejs')
  app.use(connect.bodyDecoder())
  app.use(express.errorHandler({ showStack: true, dumpExceptions: true }))
  // app.helpers({
  //   name: function(first, last){ return first + ', ' + last },
  //   firstName: 'tj',
  //   lastName: 'holowaychuk'
  // })
})

app.helpers({
    name: function(first, last){ return first + ', ' + last },
    firstName: 'tj',
    lastName: 'holowaychuk'
})


// views/test.ejs
<h2 >Body: <%= name(firstName, lastName) %></h2>