2009/8/13 Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]>: > Or maybe : a markup describes a desired result whereas a programming > language describes a series of actions (though that would put SQL into > the markup camp).
I think that might push functional languages over into the 'markup' category as well as SQL. My idea is more that programming languages are 'executable' for some hand-wavy definition, whereas markup is data that intends to convey structure. XML is markup; XSLT is a (non-procedural) declaration of execution to take place on that markup. Markup is to nouns as programming is to verbs. -- Ted "Metaphors Muddle Meaning" 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.
