HTML: The "Programming Language" That Isn't

html Markup Programming languages web development Wikipedia Misinformation Stack-based Turing complete

Webdev StackOverflow Programming Frontend

9 months ago 162,571 views 0 shares

HTML: The "Programming Language" That Isn't

html-memes, markup-memes, programming-languages-memes, web-development-memes, developer-jokes-memes | ProgrammerHumor.io

Someone created a Wikipedia-style article claiming HTML is a "Turing-complete, stack-based programming language" complete with pseudo-code showing HTML tags as programming commands. This is the digital equivalent of putting a "Caution: Hot" label on ice cream. HTML is a markup language for structuring web content, not a programming language—it can't process data or execute logic. Calling HTML a programming language around actual developers is like calling a bicycle a motorcycle because they both have wheels. The creator of this abomination deserves a special place in developer hell, right next to the people who use regex to parse HTML.

More Like This

True Happiness Is Measured In Closed Tabs

Webdev Programming Debugging Frontend Backend

6 months ago 144.0K views 0 shares

True Happiness Is Measured In Closed Tabs

Who needs relationship dopamine when you can experience the pure ecstasy of closing 100 Chrome tabs after a 14-hour debugging marathon? That moment when you've finally conquered that elusive bug that had you questioning your career choices, and you get to perform the sacred ritual of tab cleansing... It's basically the programmer's equivalent of crossing the finish line at the Olympics, except your medal is just more RAM and the ability to hear your laptop fan stop screaming.

All Apple Did Was A 3 Liner...

Webdev Apple Frontend

6 months ago 264.4K views 0 shares

All Apple Did Was A 3 Liner...

OH. MY. GOD. Apple just launched their revolutionary "Liquid Glass" effect and developers are absolutely LOSING THEIR MINDS after discovering it's literally just backdrop-filter: blur(2px); — a CSS one-liner that's been around since the STONE AGE of web development! 💀 The AUDACITY to present basic CSS as groundbreaking technology while charging $1999 for devices to run it! I'm SCREAMING! Next they'll announce they've invented the revolutionary concept of... wait for it... MARGINS! *faints dramatically*

What's Stopping You From Coding Like This

Webdev Security Programming Debugging

3 months ago 200.7K views 0 shares

What's Stopping You From Coding Like This

My API keys are now getting more sunshine than I am. Nothing says "senior developer energy" like casually exposing your entire security infrastructure to the local wildlife while pretending you're achieving work-life balance. Those red lines aren't just API keys—they're a speedrun to unemployment. Pro tip: If you're going to commit career suicide, at least do it with a better view than your neighbor's flag.

Public Administration Is Going Digital (Backwards)

Webdev Javascript Programming Databases Frontend

6 months ago 303.6K views 0 shares

Public Administration Is Going Digital (Backwards)

Government agencies finally entering the digital age but making the worst possible tech choices? *Chef's kiss* Nothing says "we hired consultants from 2003" quite like rejecting clean, lightweight JSON in favor of bloated XML files that require a PhD to parse. The kind of decision that makes developers contemplate career changes to literally anything else. Fun fact: Some government systems still use COBOL, a language older than the moon landing. At this rate, they'll discover JSON around the same time we colonize Mars.

When The AI Babysitter Goes On Break

Webdev AI Programming Debugging

8 months ago 223.4K views 0 shares

When The AI Babysitter Goes On Break

Formal Bugs Bunny just murdered an entire generation of developers who can't code without their AI bestie. HTTP 429 is the digital equivalent of "sorry, you've asked for too much help today." The irony of wishing "vibe coders" a rate limit error is pure evil genius – like watching someone's IDE crash right before a demo. Those who actually know how to solve problems without pasting entire error messages into ChatGPT are sitting back with popcorn, watching the chaos unfold.

It's Free Real Estate For Your 10,000 Browser Tabs

Webdev React Apple Javascript Programming

8 months ago 274.9K views 0 shares

It's Free Real Estate For Your 10,000 Browser Tabs

512GB of RAM?! The absolute AUDACITY of Apple to think I wouldn't immediately fill that with 2,457 Chrome tabs of Stack Overflow solutions I'll "read later." That Mac Studio isn't a computer—it's an enabler for my browser tab hoarding addiction! Web developers see all that memory and literally start salivating like it's beachfront property they just inherited. "Finally, I can run my React app, Slack, AND keep my 'JavaScript Promises Explained' tab open without my computer bursting into flames!" 🔥