Re: [Nolug] an impressive resume

I agree XML by itself isn't a true programming language. But combine it
with XSLT and then i'd say you have a real language. XSLT has for loops,
if statements, sorting, and a load of numeric, date/time, and string
functions.

If he just would've put "XML/XSLT" i'd say yea. The fact that he can
actually "Upload/Download" the programs he writes is just a bonus.

ray

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009, Chris Jones wrote:

> Exactly...XML isn't a true language, it has no commands, and merely consists
> of < />. You create your own tags in it, and it does absolutely nothing.
> Yes, the L stands for language, but it's more of a (lousy and inefficient)
> structure rather than a language. That's like trying to call TXT, CSV, or
> even XLS a language. You then use an actualy language, such as PHP, Python,
> C++, etc to do something with that structured data.
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:15 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 09:16:05AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> On 01/16/09 08:36, Chris Jones wrote:
>>>> hahaha...I also didn't know that XML was a language...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Really? The L in XML means Language.
>>
>> Boy, you guys can turn anything into an argument :)...
>>
>> Chris meant a programming language. And sure it is a "language," but
>> it is a markup/description language. And before you say that some
>> languages use XML tags as syntax (e.g., ColdFusion), that is not the
>> same thing as purporting that XML itself is a programming language or
>> that one thinks it is strongly enough to put it on their resume. It is
>> simple ignorance.
>>
>> Brett
>>
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