Eh, having never done this professionally, I'll throw out my opinion. As advocates of 'web-standards', we should be using the correct terms. However, I would guess (without experience, mind you), that personally I would use both at first, and explain the difference, then stick to referring to (X)HTML as 'markup', etc.
-Bryan Loeper On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:33:50 +1100, Nick Lo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This seems a silly question but it bounces about enough that whilst > discussing it with a client I thought I'd put it to the list. > > During development when referring to HTML (and perhaps CSS) with a > client do you use the term "code" or the more pedantically correct, > though perhaps less recognised, term "markup" ? > > I'm asking as I often wonder which one the client grasps first. > > From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: > > code: > <software> Instructions for a computer in some programming > language, often machine language. The word "code" is often > used to distinguish instructions from data (e.g. "The code > is marked 'read-only'") whereas "software" is used in > contrast with "hardware" and may consist of more than just > code. > > markup > <text> In computerised document preparation, a method of > adding information to the text indicating the logical > components of a document, or instructions for layout of the > text on the page or other information which can be interpreted > by some automatic system. > > For example, the source of this dictionary is marked up by > enclosing cross-references in curly braces which are > significant to the World-Wide Web server software. > > Nick > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
