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It’s right there in the name: it’s a markup language. Hyper Text Markup Language. HTML.
There is a difference between “markup language” and “programming language”.
That's the point isn't it? Or did you mean that with a question mark attached?
The only correct answer is D, and it got the least votes. 😋
That's the etymological fallacy. The name itself doesn't determine the meaning. According to that logic, python isn't a programming language either but a snake
Fun fact python was named after Monty python, not the snake.
What was Monty Python named after?
I think it got inspired by our lord and savior Brian
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If it walks like a snake and quacks like a snake...
The name itself doesn't determine the meaning.
The name in this case is defined by the meaning if you will. Programming languages are used to write programs. A HTML file is much closer to a PDF than to what can be considered a program.
Also fun fact python is named after the comedy group Monty Python rather than the snake.
Actually, PDF is a turing complete programming language.
PDF is a simplification and wrapper around the computer language PostScript - a PostScript or PDF doc literally runs on the printer or computer and outputs the rasterisation of the thing you want to print.
PostScript is language based around a stack. You can define functions (which may be fully recursive) that run on the stack.
Here's a small example:
/ANGLE {
newpath
100 0 moveto
0 0 lineto
100 50 lineto
stroke
} def
10 setlinewidth
0 setlinejoin
100 200 translate
ANGLE
1 setlinejoin
0 70 translate
ANGLE
2 setlinejoin
0 70 translate
ANGLE
As such, PDF that's actually similar to Python, and HTML is closer to something like a JSON or XML document.
Note however that HTML can contain Javscript or WASM programs, but these are embedded rather than features of HTML.
Consider me outjerked 🎩🤏
HTML5 + CSS3 seems to be Turing complete too: https://lemire.me/blog/2011/03/08/breaking-news-htmlcss-is-turing-complete/
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What really has my brain in a knot is: Does option "D: None of these" include or exclude option D?
This statement is false.
That’s why it should be “none of the above”. And if there’s a “all of the above”, it must come right before the “none of the above”.
They're not above. One of them is to the left.
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That question just gave me anxiety. That is exactly the type of question I would get. Technically it's not but does the people who wrote that think that? Is it a trap question or a smart question? Omg I gotta not think about this anymore...
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Ackshually it's a markup language not a programming language Picks D and loses $1 million
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Well what the fuck is a machine language?
Is is data transmitted between parties (machines) to convey information? HTML fits this definition.
Do they mean machine code? Because some call machine code "machine language".
Either way the answer is D.
Can someone clarify what the answer should be and what was the answer on the show?
There is a running joke that some people falsely consider HTML a programming language which it is not. So it's D. I didn't watch the show but I assume that's it and the joke is that the audience's majority took alien language
Interestingly C and D are both programming languages. That is, there is a programming languages called C and another, D.
I'll see myself out...
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Not expected Amitabh Bacchan and Indian who wants to be a Millonaire or Kaun bane ga Crorepati. Lemmy has got me suprised. Also HTML is markup not a programming language.
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