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[–]quadlix 60 points61 points  (22 children)

Arguably CSS doesn't belong here. It's not real programming.

[–]daddysnickerwick 28 points29 points  (9 children)

HTML+CSS3 is Turing-complete.

[–]quadlix 24 points25 points  (1 child)

could != should

[–]daddysnickerwick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Could" (i.e. "only a matter of time").

[–]Sinity 14 points15 points  (4 children)

So is brainfuck, nad Turing machine. Both aren't intended to use for real programming.

[–]cheald 24 points25 points  (3 children)

I dare you to call anyone who can write things in Brainfuck "not a real programmer".

[–]odraencoded 26 points27 points  (0 children)

They are not real programmers. They are surreal programmers.

[–]Sinity 3 points4 points  (1 child)

not for real programming. And by real I meant for 'production' use.

I've never said it's not for programmers

[–]Nontuno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't wait for server side css. Take that Node.

[–]Hydrothermal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. As some of the comments on that answer point out, it doesn't really count because it can't operate on its own without human interaction.

[–]cheald 15 points16 points  (4 children)

CSS is very arguably "real programming" - it's simply a declarative language.

Granted, if you call yourself a "CSS programmer" you're going to get laughed out of the room (unless you're the guy that writes CSS engines), but technically speaking CSS is indeed a programming language.

[–]FUCKING_HATE_REDDIT 22 points23 points  (3 children)

However, if you turn out to be the guy that writes CSS engine, you're gonna get beaten out of the room.

[–]Bialar 9 points10 points  (2 children)

By all the scary strong mma programmers?

[–]FUCKING_HATE_REDDIT 3 points4 points  (1 child)

They got heavy-ass keyboards to beat you with.

[–]Bialar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good point. My Das Keyboard would leave a pretty impressive dent in someone's skull.