Author Topic: Is HTML a programming language? (Read 7082 times)

bfr · « **on:** July 07, 2007, 05:34:00 am »

A relatively commonly debated topic, I thought it might be good to bring this up to spark some activity in Omnimaga.

So, what do you think?

JincS · « **Reply #1 on:** July 07, 2007, 08:37:00 am »

Nope.

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Despite the claims of many, I find the idea that HTML is a programming language completely ridiculous. HTML is a code. Nothing more nothing less. Trying to qualify the word language with the 'mark up' prefix merely underlines how even the creators couldn't justify its meaning. It is merely a simple method of encoding formatting and text.

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JincS

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Is HTML a programming language?

« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2007, 08:49:00 am »

Not even close. Just a standardized text format, designed to make scientific papers on the original Internet easier to read (and to tidy them up).

Of course, using a hand-written parser, you could theoretically turn HTML into a scripting language...

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rivereye

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Is HTML a programming language?

« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2007, 11:30:00 am »

well, I consider is a scipring language, but not a programming language.

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Is HTML a programming language?

« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2007, 12:56:00 pm »

HTML is already a scripting language. IE7 parses HTML and outputs it onto its screen. It is just another level of abstraction. If you want to take out that level of abstraction then go straight to the IE7 API.

Really I don't even think it can be considered a scripting language, but their are different definitions for a scripting langauge so eh who cares. One thing I can say is it is most definetly not a programming language.

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