What does your sleep paralysis demon ask you?

  • wuphysics87@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Does HTML or LaTeX or Markdown provide a computer instructions which are executed? I’m going to take the unpopular opinion and say they are programming languages.

    • linkhidalgogato@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      programing languages arent use to make programs they are used to program machines which is exactly what u do with html.

      • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        they are used to program machines

        Which HTML cannot do, because if it could, that would be called a program. That’s what the word means.

        HTML makes documents. It’s a markup language. It’s not even Turing-complete accidentally.

      • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        The “program” is the package of instructions that tell the machine what to do. The instructions are written in a programming language.

        With a markup language, the markup is the input to a program (like a browser) that tells the machine what to do.

        But I think it’s not really boolean, it’s a sliding scale. Especially with so many programming languages being interpreted or JIT compiled. I think it’s less a programming language than many other programming-related things, but more of a programming language than, say, a slideshow.

  • istdaslol@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Yes. Markup-Languages are a subset of Programming-Languages. Turing completness doesn’t matter as things like magic the gathering and habbo hotel are Turing complete

    • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      I feel like programming language produces programs, and makeup languages formatted documents.

      I wouldn’t consider a formatted document to be a program, so I don’t consider a markup language to be a programming language.

      Doesn’t make it less valuable, though

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬@lemmy.ml
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        1 month ago

        ACKSHUALLY … markup languages do not produce a formatted document. They define semantic elements of the document. The formatting is done by the compiler (whatever it is in the individual context) based on styles defined by a styling language.

        • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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          1 month ago

          That’s true! Although many people use makeup to do styling using the default styles… Which is… Not great.

          But regardless I think my point still holds, it’s not providing instructions for a machine, it’s the data the instructions act on. But the difference between data and instructions is a blurry one

        • deathmetal27@lemmy.worldOP
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          2 months ago

          Do I really have to explain the joke? The sleep paralysis demon is asking “Is HTML a programming language?” And the person is “sleep paralysed” to correct them or do anything about it really.

          I don’t know what else I can explain besides that.

              • PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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                2 months ago

                Nearly all the comments are taking a literal position on if it is or isn’t a programming language.

                Idky I’m being singled out for not understanding the joke. It seems like nearly nobody does. And I still don’t.

                • Jimbabwe@lemmy.world
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                  30 days ago

                  The “joke” is that it’s an issue that people feel compelled to comment on, but the sleeping person can’t. Predictably, most people are blowing straight past this and commenting their opinions, but most of the other replies are joking or whimsical. Yours is straightforward no-nonsense. If I had to guess, I’d say that’s why you’re being singled out.