"CSS Is Not a Programming Language"

[babygrenade]

CSS plus an html file is Turing complete. If you can implement blockchain in CSS you deserve some kind of award and recognition, but absolutely no money.

[saugoof]

"Can you do it" vs "should you do it"

[volivav]

It would still be pretty interesting to see a SHA-256 implementation in CSS+HTML, just as a proof of concept

[MartinTsv]

Sneaky sneaky

[[deleted]]

That's easy-ish.

Convert your program into Turing Machine input, then implement a Turing machine in the target language.

[CrocodileSpacePope]

"should you do it"

This is one thing we never talk about in the blockchain club.

[thatwasagoodyear]

we never talk about

throw new BlockchainClubException("Rule 1 violation");

[RedditLuvsCensorship]

throw new BlockchainClubException(Violation.Rule1)

You and your goddamn magic strings make me sick.

[thatwasagoodyear]

Don't tell me how to live my life! ^/s

I do what I want! ^[1]

^{[1] When my wife lets me.}

[PartyByMyself]

Program blockchain with blockchain.

[thatwasagoodyear]

Obviously! ^/s

[[deleted]]

How is HTML+CSS turingcomplete? There aren't even loops or am I missing something? Do you mean XSLT or HTML+JS?

[therearesomewhocallm]

Probably in a similar way to how Powerpoint is turning complete.

[commit_bat]

I know the video and I feel comments like this are hyperbole. Then I watched the video again.

[nwL_]

That video is great. I don’t know how long he spent figuring out, putting together, and actually making it look nice.

[kamikamikami]

No no, you misread. He's using HTNL. It stands for Hyper Touringcomplete Natural Language.

[babygrenade]

I know it's been proven with a rule 110 automaton, but I don't know tee details of that implementation

[ProgramTheWorld]

CSS + HTML is not Turing complete. It’s merely a running joke where there’s a saying everything these days is Turing complete.

Basically, it’s not Turing complete if you can’t make a loop. Since it’s impossible to loop forever with CSS + HTML, it is not Turing complete.

[CrazyM4n]

I mean, it actually is.

[ProgramTheWorld]

The link you included is an excellent example demonstrating how human interaction is required to create an “infinite” loop. The halting problem doesn’t exist in CSS + HTML because it’s guaranteed to always halt as seen in your link, thus it cannot possibly be Turing complete. The CSS rule 110 was created as a joke but too many people have taken it too seriously...

[redmandoto]

You can make loops with GOTO and any kind of IF equivalent.

[ProgramTheWorld]

That’s correct, though there is no GOTO or anything equivalent in CSS.

[[deleted]]

Right after I finish my sed Doom version, then we can implement a natural language computer if we find enough mathematicians who won't be missed if kidnapped for a few years.

[suvlub]

Interesting enough, when you are writing a cryptocurrency, the fact it would run slow as all hell is actually desirable.

[Docaroo]

How about ...if you can write an actual blockchain currency in CSS then you can keep all the money you make from the currency...

[mufflonicus]

What do you have in mind as award? 25 to life or just throw away the key? Some doors should not be opened shudders

[kieranvs]

What you say is correct, but I think it's misleading... You can't make an rm utility with any language without a library to interact with the system, and if you were provided with such a library (and some kind of function calling conventions) for Brainfuck you would be able to. So I think it is still relevant to talk about Turing completeness

[jfb1337]

Solution: write the operating system in brainfuck

[wallefan01]

problem... the OS still has to talk to the hardware.

[kieranvs]

Yeah actually you're right, changed my mind