Re: [Nolug] an impressive resume

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 02:33:27PM -0600, -ray wrote:
>
> 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.

I just found this - http://www.xsharp.org/samples/

Brett

>
> ray
>
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009, Chris Jones wrote:
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> >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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