HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language. It’s purpose is to provide structure to data and cannot perform logic, the defining feature of programming languages.
I guarantee you that the people writing that HTML isn’t a language are the junior devs that use DIVs for everything in their structure, especially actionable elements like buttons or anchors. Let’s ignore that the “DIV is the element of last resort”, as per the html spec. Also, I doubt that anyone suggesting CSS isn’t a language hasn’t picked up a OReilley’s manual on it recently - 1100+ pages, before you get to the glossary. HTML & CSS are quite a powerful combination.
gonna state this: html is a language, but not a PROGRAMMING language. each individual regex is also a language. assumed that you thought “language” and “programming language” were equivalent
sidenote: “gonna state this:” could be prefixed to any comment without changing the meaning, but it sure does change the vibe
Magic the Gathering is Turing complete but nobody’s calling it a programming language. Expressiveness and purpose are probably more important for calling something a programming language.
By that definition, HTML is a programming language.
HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language. It’s purpose is to provide structure to data and cannot perform logic, the defining feature of programming languages.
I guarantee you that the people writing that HTML isn’t a language are the junior devs that use DIVs for everything in their structure, especially actionable elements like buttons or anchors. Let’s ignore that the “DIV is the element of last resort”, as per the html spec. Also, I doubt that anyone suggesting CSS isn’t a language hasn’t picked up a OReilley’s manual on it recently - 1100+ pages, before you get to the glossary. HTML & CSS are quite a powerful combination.
i have been enlightened about semantics of elements, take a look at my webpage, and i do not think html is a programming language
would you also argue that markdown is a programming language?
Mozilla argues otherwise: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/HTML/Introduction_to_HTML
Most people define HTML based on the original acronym, but the current HTML5 iteration is much more than many devs realize.
gonna state this: html is a language, but not a PROGRAMMING language. each individual regex is also a language. assumed that you thought “language” and “programming language” were equivalent
sidenote: “gonna state this:” could be prefixed to any comment without changing the meaning, but it sure does change the vibe
HTML is not trying to accomplish a task but specifically displaying stuff on the screen. Like a word document, or a jpeg.
But what if my task is to display stuff on the screen?
Then you would be a rendering engine, built from a language that isn’t HTML.
Is it Turing complete though? That’s normally the real test
CSS+HTML is Turing complete but not html alone.
that assumes an infinite document (i think)
Magic the Gathering is Turing complete but nobody’s calling it a programming language. Expressiveness and purpose are probably more important for calling something a programming language.