Re: [Nolug] an impressive resume

lol... it's like 'super' html :)

On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM, B. Estrade <estrabd@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> >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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