title: What is the point of app.set('views', '/public') if you have app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));?
body: <p>In NodeJS, what is the point of setting <code>views</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>app.set('views', __dirname + '/public');
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when you have</p>
  
  <pre><code>app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Don't they accomplish the same thing? Does one have features/advantages that the other doesn't have?</p>