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> No, CSS is a presentational / style-sheet language. That doesn't make it distinct from programming, you've just added more specificity.

kakarot 9y ago
Sorry bud, that just isn't the case. CSS is not turing complete, is not a programming language, etc. It is a declarative, presentational language with no processing capabilities beyond extremely basic math. There is no if, and, or but about it. Are you a web developer? * edited to sound like less of an asshole
- allover 9y ago
  The leap you're making is that turing completeness is a requisite to call something a programming language. Not so. You need to do more editing.
  - kakarot 9y ago
    I'm not making that leap at all. I specifically classified turing completeness and being considered a programming separately. Read my post again. A programming language doesn't need to be turing complete. But CSS is neither of the two.
    - allover 9y ago
      I read your post. You clearly brought in turing completeness to try and support your argument. Your other points I've addressed, think we're done here.
      - kakarot 9y ago
        I can't help it if you misinterpret my words. But I very clearly did not conflate turing completeness as a requirement of a programming language. I just thought it was worth mentioning that CSS3 + HTML5 is Turing complete. And you are still completely incorrect about CSS being a programming language. I think we are done here.
        allover 9y ago
        > And you are still completely incorrect about CSS being a programming language. Nope.
        kakarot 9y ago
        [citation needed]
        allover 9y ago
        wikipedia.com
        kakarot 9y ago
        I like that you couldn't link it, because it says nowhere on the page that CSS is a programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets
        allover 9y ago
        You misunderstood my (granted) flippant point which was meant to mean 'lookup "programming language" on wikipedia', not 'go to the CSS page and look for it to explicitly call it a programming language'. The whole point is, nothing about CSS being a stylesheet or presentational language makes it fall outside of the definition of programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language

kakarot 9y ago

Sorry bud, that just isn't the case. CSS is not turing complete, is not a programming language, etc. It is a declarative, presentational language with no processing capabilities beyond extremely basic math. There is no if, and, or but about it. Are you a web developer? * edited to sound like less of an asshole

allover 9y ago
The leap you're making is that turing completeness is a requisite to call something a programming language. Not so. You need to do more editing.
- kakarot 9y ago
  I'm not making that leap at all. I specifically classified turing completeness and being considered a programming separately. Read my post again. A programming language doesn't need to be turing complete. But CSS is neither of the two.
  - allover 9y ago
    I read your post. You clearly brought in turing completeness to try and support your argument. Your other points I've addressed, think we're done here.
    - kakarot 9y ago
      I can't help it if you misinterpret my words. But I very clearly did not conflate turing completeness as a requirement of a programming language. I just thought it was worth mentioning that CSS3 + HTML5 is Turing complete. And you are still completely incorrect about CSS being a programming language. I think we are done here.
      - allover 9y ago
        > And you are still completely incorrect about CSS being a programming language. Nope.
        kakarot 9y ago
        [citation needed]
        allover 9y ago
        wikipedia.com
        kakarot 9y ago
        I like that you couldn't link it, because it says nowhere on the page that CSS is a programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets
        allover 9y ago
        You misunderstood my (granted) flippant point which was meant to mean 'lookup "programming language" on wikipedia', not 'go to the CSS page and look for it to explicitly call it a programming language'. The whole point is, nothing about CSS being a stylesheet or presentational language makes it fall outside of the definition of programming language. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language