devilish666@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor · 9 months agoAngry programmers noise getting louder and louderlemmy.worldimagemessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down122
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minus-squarepancakes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoMarkup language vs programming language is similar to the difference between a font and a typeface. Sure, they’re different but to the layperson, they might as well be the same thing.
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoBut a font is an instance of a typeface, so you just mean they’re different gestalts? My question was how they’re different things.
Markup language vs programming language is similar to the difference between a font and a typeface. Sure, they’re different but to the layperson, they might as well be the same thing.
But a font is an instance of a typeface, so you just mean they’re different gestalts? My question was how they’re different things.