| ▲ | lolakutty 2 hours ago | |
>simple html5 css combo HTML is not a programming language IMHO. Javascript running in browser is not very interesting either. | ||
| ▲ | raddan an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
As a programming languages researcher I disagree. HTML is not just a programming language (a declarative one), it literally has the word “language” in the name. The world of programming languages is much larger than general purpose languages. Also, whether JavaScript is interesting is a matter of opinion. Given that for a long time it was the only web language, I’d say that makes it interesting. It’s also in my opinion a poorly designed language but that also makes it “interesting” because its behavior is sometimes hard to predict. | ||
| ▲ | jaapz an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Javascript running in the browser is an amazing tool to learn programming as everything you need is right there in the program that's already installed anyway. No True Scotsmanning someone over that (especially someone who wants to learn something new) is a bit weird, IMHO | ||
| ▲ | sixtyj an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Don’t catch me by word :) Would you prefer starting with compiling a program or running a python script? Imho for beginners it is too heavy, even a python that is so hyped recently. | ||