459
None of these (sub.wetshaving.social)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 107 points 1 day ago

Man this question would sink me because of the misnomer that HTML is a programming language.

[-] [email protected] 77 points 1 day ago

It's basically gambling on the nerdiness of the question's writer. Do they think HTML is a programming language? Do they know that people think it's a programming language and trying to trap them? Do they know it's not a programming language but also know most people would think it is one and so are using the common, loose definition of a programming language in order not to trap people?

My brain would melt

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Mine wouldn't.

It is a quiz, they know what they are talking about if they put the question in. And if they don't, you get to call out the quiz master for being wrong.

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago

But I’d rather have the million dollars than the satisfaction of calling out the show for being wrong.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I would challenge the question right there and demand an expert counsel to explain why HyperTextMarkupLanguage is classified as a programming language when it's not even Turing complete. It's a markup language. Security would have to drag me, I'd die on the specificity hill.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah I’d be so mad if I was wrong for saying none.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Weak sauce. A man has to have principles!

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

If the question writer was aware, they would have formulated the question differently. It's just not clear-cut whether HTML is a programming language or not, so you wouldn't be quizzing their knowledge, but rather just whether they hold the same opinion as you. Or whether they meta-gamed correctly. Neither of which make for a fun show...

[-] [email protected] 61 points 1 day ago

I would loudly go on the record for my reasoning that Hypertext Markup Language is not Turing Complete, and therefore fails to be a programming language by the only academic and theoretical definition that matters.

They already are going to award me "lawyer up" money, so I'll come after them for damages later if B is the "right' answer.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

wrong again! CSS is turing complete, and HTML can include inline CSS, so you can implement a Turing machine in HTML only (without external .js files)

[-] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

It can also include inline JS. HTML alone cannot be turing complete, but HTML+CSS is.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

CSS can be included as a style property without requiring the script/style tag though.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Those are still two different languages. HTML isn't an umbrella term for HTML+CSS in any form.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

I can write a .ini code where a value of a key is a binary that the interpreter runs. Are ini files a programming language? Hell no, and neither is html.

Is R a compiled programming language because several of its built in functions run compiled C code? No.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

The point in that case would be that while not intended it could be used as a programming language. The R example seems unrelated. Every language must run compiled code at one point or else the CPU wouldn't know what to do.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Same goes for JS, for example the onclick attribute.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Very good point, I forgot that was an option.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Don’t worry. They interview you before these shows. If you’re at all tech savvy then they would never ask you this question. They want you to be stumped by the question for legitimate reasons, not to loudly protest that you’ve been cheated by a bad question.

this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
459 points (98.1% liked)

memes

15179 readers
4365 users here now

Community rules

1. Be civilNo trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politicsThis is non-politics community. For political memes please go to [email protected]

3. No recent repostsCheck for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No botsNo bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/AdsNo advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

Sister communities

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS