• Bob
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    18 months ago

    You mean the code behind the scenes is like HTML? But then I don’t see how it’s not in a programming language.

    • @labsin@sh.itjust.works
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      18 months ago

      No, the html file itself. It just contains elements like a paragraph, image, list, table,… just like a word document.

      • Bob
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        18 months ago

        So you mean for example that typing <p>…</p> is more comporable pressing enter in Microsoft Word? But then you’re typing a code instead, no?

        • Yes, typing <p> in HTML is like pressing enter in word, but that doesn’t make it a programming language, it makes it a markup language.

          A markup language is also what you can use to format comments here: You use a specific syntax to indicate how you want things formatted.

          The separation from a programming language is that a programming language can be used to implement logic, like saying: In the following paragraph, a word should be bold if it contains the letter “A”. That cannot be done with a markup language.

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            18 months ago

            Okay, I follow now. Thanks for your patience, ha.