HTML IS NOT A DAMN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THERE ARE NO CONDITIONALS THERE ARE NO VARIABLES THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE IT IS TURING COMPLETE!
tell 'em, SteveDave!
SteveDave?
Altreus
says
It is not even turing partial.
it's not even turing
Altreus
says
it's not even a language!
Altreus
says
OK it probably is a language
SubStack
thinks
the L is for language
Altreus
says
Yeah it is :<
actually, I've created loops in html, its called a self-referencing IFRAME
its recursive!
SQL is not turing complete, but its still considered a programming language
and wikipedia classes HTML as a "Non-computational language"
it still has the 2 properties that 1) it is still coded, and 2) it is still interpreted by an interpreter to produce output
but no, I wouldn't count anybody *serious* if they were to use it on a resumé.
Usually of course because of the implication that if they think HTML is programming, then they can't by definition program how I need them
HTML IS A DAMN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE THERE ARE CONDITIONALS THERE ARE VARIABLES THERE ARE MANY FACTS THAT INDICATE THAT IT'S TURING COMPLETE!
IE CONDITIONAL COMMENTS ARE NOT HTML, THEY ARE COMMENTS!
Ryan
asks
everybody to calm down, create life.
IF YOU CAN PROGRAM CONWAYS GAME OF LIFE IN HTML ONLY, I'LL BE SURPRISED RHUTCHISON
JavaScript is a programming language, which is commonly embedded in HTML, but it does not mean that HTML is a programming language!
Back in the day they embedded VBScript :/
but when you start comparing HTML with purely declarative languages, or languages with libraries that do all the heavy lifting, it can get
a bit blurry, ie: you can totally construct classes, define properties, and instantiate instances using variable parameters, and not do any
looping per-sey
html has all the classes predefined
they even have an inheritance model
And HTML is static, only HTML generated/edited by another language, like Perl or JavaScript, can by dynamic
C is also static. You have to edit, compile, and run. Whats your point?
sure, things can happen at runtime in C, but the same with HTML, they're called "links" , and CSS mouse-overs
its simply 100% declarative
/me could probably find a way to make moose objects with html
I'd need a different set of backing libraries to make it work, but thats not /much/ different from $browser_a vs $browser_b
you've just got a very fixed notion of what "programming" is
simcop2387
is
still more interested in decline 's stevedave comment...
over 9000
Altreus
says
simcop2387 go watch Mall Rats and pay close attention 
HTML::Template!
Mallrats, clerks, clerks 2, chasing amy or jay and silent bob strike back. It's kind of an injoke in kevin smith films.
silent bob was the director of the clerks duo ^_^
<3 clerks
... human cats are programmers!
ne sait paws
avendael
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HTML is a Markup Language as the name suggests so.
s/faux pas/fail parse/
s/pas/paws/
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