Re: Require everything between innermost <code></code> tags to compile.

Require everything between innermost <code></code> tags to compile.

And when someone posts a Java or Python snippet as a point of comparison with equivalent Perl code? Compile the other language? Or when someone uses <code> tags to format representative script output? Or when someone posts small A vs. B snippets that aren't intended to be compiled as is?

I think this is a problem better solved by human intervention, whether it be the brain of the reader, or the harassment leveled at the writer when necessary.

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Re: Re: Require everything between innermost <code></code> tags to compile. by ajdelore (Pilgrim) on Aug 04, 2003 at 16:01 UTC
Strictly speaking (strict HTML, that is) <code> tags should not contain output... Something like <pre> would be more appropriate, although IIRC those tags are deprecated at perlmonks. Nevertheless, I agree with other monks on this idea. Too risky, and too problematic to be workable. </ajdelore>	[reply]
Re^3: Require everything between innermost <code></code> tags to compile. by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Aug 05, 2003 at 13:51 UTC
<pre> is not deprecated, but can easily cause scrollbars if you don't pay attention, so their use is discouraged, but not deprecated. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]