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"declarative programming languages(SQL, XSLT, regular expressions, etc.)" Is it just me or are semantics really shifting? There used to be a time where 'decla

"declarative programming languages(SQL, XSLT, regular expressions, etc.)" Is it just me or are semantics really shifting? There used to be a time where 'declarative programming languages' was a group name for Prolog, Mercury and friends. These days, it seems to mean things like CSS, HTML, ... which are not programming languages in my book.

VBprogrammer 14y ago
Interesting observation. I'd also add that learning Prolog would be a much more self expanding experience than the languages listed. I've yet to encounter another paridigim with such a leap in it's learning curve.