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

["Randy McLaughlin" <randy@nospam.com>]

"Tjoff Tjonk" <tjoff@tjonk.now> wrote in message
pan.2003.06.19.19.15.30.611928@tjonk.now">news:pan.2003.06.19.19.15.30.611928@tjonk.now...
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:51:42 -0500, Randy McLaughlin wrote:
> >> > HTML is an instruction sequence in programmed instruction.
> >>
> >> No, it isn't. There's no sequence in HTML. You can just as easily parse
a
> >> HTML page from the end and get the same result. You cannot do that with
a
> >> computer program.
> >
> > HTML would not have the same results if read backwards.  It must be read
in
> > sequence to perform.
>
> Randy, it does not matter in which way an HTML page is parsed, since there
is no
> code that is being executed - there is nothing that is being "performed".
> This is no different from how a computer program in a programming language
> works. A BASIC program can very well be parsed backwards; it is not the
> parsing that matters. A BASIC interpreter could very well parse the BASIC
> program in any way it wishes to and build an internal representation of it
> before it actually executes the program.
>
> It is the actual execution that matters - and this is exactly what is
> missing in HTML. You might think that the web browser rendition process
> could be seen as an execution of the HTML text, but it is not. The HTML
> text will only be rendered, much like a GIF or a JPEG image is rendered.
> Or do you consider JPEG and GIF programming languages as well? They
> also describe something (pictures) that are rendered by a computer
> program. What about Microsoft Word .doc files?

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.