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"Even though one can argue that source codes of programs, web pages and XML files, OS file names and other computer-to-computer text interfaces should never hav
by andystanton 13y ago
"Even though one can argue that source codes of programs, web pages and XML files, OS file names and other computer-to-computer text interfaces should never have existed, as long as they do exist, text is not only for human readers."
I'm a little confused by this statement. Can someone clarify?
- claudius 13y agoI think the author wants to say that a) computers should use appropriate binary formats for communication between them (e.g. from a web server to a browser), b) they don’t and use plain text in many cases (e.g. HTML) and hence c) text is not only read by humans but also by computers. I am not entirely sure whether that makes any sense, though.