Re: [Nolug] an impressive resume

I encountered something Friday at work that was written in XQuery.
Apparently, it is like SQL for XML. I was reminded of this thread...

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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