Re: Low-level vs. High-level programming (was My First Computer)

[wildstar <wildstar128@hotmail.com>]

"Randy McLaughlin" <randy@nospam.com> wrote in
news:oRQIa.364$mS2.61@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com: 


> I like intelligent responses yours is, would you agree that while some
> definitions may be wrong most are right?  There is a prejudice against
> calling something computer programming if it is mundane.  That does
> not mean it is not computer programming, just mundane.  No one could
> be called a computer programmer just because he can create a web page
> in HTML, the task is too mundane.
> 

It is because your definition of what a program is and what a document is 
screwed up. It has nothing to do with mundane. It has to do with what the 
task is. A program is more then a document. A document could be 
manipulated  in ML like a program but often boy, you get wild results. 
Since the document was not likely made in a ruly manner. Program must 
follow a set of rules called syntax structure to start with. This 
structure is what defines it as a computer language then what defines it 
as a programming language is that it is a computer language that is 
structured to instruct the CPU to perform specified task and more. It 
must be able to create new programs. It must be able to control and 
manipulate data. HTML doesn't allow you to fetch and store data. Another 
component of a "programming language" (short for "computer programming 
language" on contrary to simply a computer language. A good programming 
language needs to have the ability to compare data with a comparitive. 
This is called building Logic.