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

[salfter@salfter.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <K9oIa.608$1a7.347@fe03.atl2.webusenet.com>,
Randy McLaughlin <randy@nospam.com> wrote:
>"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org> wrote in message
>news:p4oIa.159986$eJ2.69257@fed1read07...
>> Your point that HTML is not a programming language and that a chunk of
>> HTML is not a program is correct enough.  (The logical extension from
>> this is that there's no such thing as an "HTML programmer," which makes
>> you wonder what types of people clueless HR weenies think they're going
>> to get when they put out want-ads for HTML "programmers.")
>
>So far you agree on the simple fact that HTML is a computer language

Yes...but as has been pointed out elsewhere in this thread, "computer
language" does not imply "programming language." The set of programming
languages (C, C++, BASIC, etc.) is a proper subset of the set of computer
languages.  Markup languages (such as HTML and SGML) and scripting languages
(such as DOS's batch language) are other proper subsets of the set of
computer languages.  The intersection of any two of these sets is empty.

>as far as programming is concerned please post a reference to your
>definition of programming.

It's common knowledge among anybody with any amount of formal education in
computer science.  (Obtaining an MCSE does not qualify as "formal education
in computer science.")  You might as well ask for proof that the sky is blue.

>As far as hiring HTML programmers I agree with you it would be stupid to
>hire someone who's only claim to fame is they can program in HTML.

Since HTML isn't something that you "program," it makes no sense to try to
hire an "HTML programmer."  They don't exist.

(Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that I've just been trolled?)

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