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I’m sorry to nitpick on a good article, but this article lost me when it proved that HTML is a programming language by showing that it can be output by a Python
by dullcrisp 8y ago
I’m sorry to nitpick on a good article, but this article lost me when it proved that HTML is a programming language by showing that it can be output by a Python program. This seems to be a case of proving too much [0].
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proving_too_much https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proving_too_much
- Retra 8y agoIt may be proving too much, but it is also arguing the general point. Your objection would be that this example would prove that all strings are programs, which might seem absurd. But in fact, all strings are programs if you haven't specify which interpreter they are supposed to be programs for. Either way, that seems like a silly approach, IMO.