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

["Really" <barryem@yahoo.com>]

I'm not giving an inch in saying this.  I think you're wrong.  But
you're presenting good honest arguments and turning this into a
challenging discussion and that's a pretty nice way to be wrong.
I'll lament your defeat. :)

Barry

"Randy McLaughlin" <randy@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Tjoff Tjonk" <tjoff@tjonk.now> wrote in message
> pan.2003.06.19.20.46.25.784693@tjonk.now">news:pan.2003.06.19.20.46.25.784693@tjonk.now...
> > On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:31:11 -0500, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
> >
> > > At least a more intelligent statement.  I'll ask you the same
question i
> > > have asked others:  Please give me a reference, anything that
someone
> can
> > > look up.  Without a reference it is just opinion, I gave my
reference
> for
> > > all to read and respond.  So far the best response is they
don't agree
> with
> > > the dictionary.  As far as gif, jpg, and doc files why don't
we wait for
> a
> > > thread about them the thread on something as simple as HTML
has already
> gone
> > > way to far.
> >
> > Ok Randy here are two definition for you:
> >
> >    6. A set of coded instructions that enables a machine,
especially a
> >    computer, to perform a desired sequence of operations.
> >
> >    7. An instruction sequence in programmed instruction.
> >
> > Since HTML offers neither instructions nor operations, HTML is
not a
> > programming language as defined above. Now that wasn't so hard,
was
> > it?
> >
> > (No, an HTML tag is not an instruction. There are no specified
actions
> > that are taken when the HTML renderer encounters a tag - it is
just a
> > way to mark-up the text. HTML tags are similar to comments in
> > programming languages in this respect.)
>
> I will use Basic v C/C++ since basic like a browser interprets.
HTML tags
> command the interpreter (browser) that the following should be
treated a
> particular way.  Does that mean that the basic statement print is
just a
> tag, it just lets its interpreter know the following should be
acted opon in
> a particular way.  I agree that basic print v C/C++ writeln are
processed
> totally different, but that is just the difference between a
compiler v
> interpreter.  Do you recogzie that a 100 year-old loom can be
programmed via
> punch cards?  Are the people who create the cards no programmers?
Re-read
> the definition it is short is is english it does use simple
enough words.
>
> I admit that HTML is a very simple language, I admit that it has
very few
> functions, I admit it is not computational.  It does follow an
instruction
> sequence (file order) based upon programmed instructions (tags).
100 year
> old looms use a very simple "machine" language, they have very
few
> functions, they are not computational.  They follow an
instruction sequence
> based upon programmed instructions.
>
>
>