The computerized descendant of typesetting
IDEA No 7
MARKUP LANGUAGE
HTML is to the Web what moveable type is to the printing press. As moveable type allows printers to typeset their publications, HTML allows web developers to design a web page. Without it, there would be no Web.
When type was set by hand, a small number of ‘galley proofs’ would be printed for markup by the editor and/or the author. On receipt of the edits, the printer would adjust the type, and print final copies.
The first computer mark-up language, RUNOFF, was created in 1964 by Jerome Saltzer for MIT’s time-sharing system. Inspired by RUNOFF, William Tunnicliffe created a ...
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