On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Gene Wirchenko<[email protected]> wrote:
> At 08:38 2009-08-11, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: >>Mea culpa, but not language as in 'programming language'! > > How would you differentiate the two? > > Fair warning: I am taking a course in the theory of computation. > Well, then, you really ought to know already, shouldn't you? :) I'd take a swipe at it: a markup language (XML, HTML) is a syntax and grammar for describing the metadata that dictates the structure and representation of data. optionally contained in a document. In contrast, a programming language provides instructions for an interpreter/compiler to execute against said data. At the CPU level, ultimately, there is no difference between data and code. But at a higher level, it's a convention we humans make for our convenience. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
