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RE: Are you a Blogger or a Programmer?

in Proof of Brain11 days ago

Very good article! In my case, I started learning web development with HTML and CSS, but I already had experience with HTML thanks to the forums.
I would like to make a clarification: both HTML and Markdown are not programming languages, but markup languages.

HTML structures content on the web, while Markdown facilitates writing without the need for complex code.

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Thanks very much for your comments.

You've raised a very interesting debate about the classification of HTML as a programming language. In particular, it's widely discussed on Reddit, StackOverflow, and lots of other forums. As I discovered when I searched for, "are html and markdown programming languages".

That led me to searching for, "what is the definition of a programming language". But I couldn't quickly find a generally agreed definition. However, the Britanicca encyclopedia page for computer programming language is interesting to me. Because it includes a section about markup languages. Which suggests to me that markup languages are a type of programming language.

Certainly, in my career as a freelancer, most agencies included HTML as a programming skill.

Anyway, my best find from my searching was Are HTML And CSS Considered Real Programming Languages. I love the level of detail in this article. With links to more good stuff than I have time to read. But my favourite part, in this context, is their conclusion:

Ultimately, the best answer to the debate over whether or not HTML/CSS are legitimate programming languages is: “Does it really matter?”


So I'm going for a quick look around there now.Anyway, the most interesting thing about our interchange is that I've found your https://risingstarutils.xyz

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