- From: Ryan Johnson <ryan@kiwi3.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 13:29:55 -0700
> Thnking a little more, I think that the first partt of this idea alone > (i.e. an attribute to specify the data type expected in a text area) > would be useful enough to implement alone. This would allow browsers > to implement syntax highlighting, check for XML well-formedness and > provide access to helper applications relevant to the data type. > How much of an undertaking do you think this will be? I.e. does anybody realistically think a browser manufacturer will impliment this anytime in the next 10 years? Guess I'm just curious, because I see it as such an important feature. Being able to talk about, edit, and program code of various types within a web browser that is capable of highlighting and detecting errors (missing brackets, etc); would be nothing short of revolutionary. Imagine rentacoder.com combined with SubThaEdit all in your favorite web browser... Anyway, I think that it might be quite a jump for manufacturers. I also see that a standard language would need to be decided upon just to describe the structure of the programming languages. Is it worth the time to come up with suggestions and examples of a programming language definition markup, or is my head in the clouds? - Ryan
Received on Thursday, 1 July 2004 13:29:55 UTC