[wyclif]

I don't understand this, because C++ or C# are both high-level programming languages. HTML, on the other hand, is simple markup language. I'd think it would take somebody on that level a weekend to learn it, possibly a few weeks or a month to be confident writing it.

[WildGreenLeave]

I think you are missing the point. He is not saying that his father can't do it, he is saying there is no point in his father learning it.

Edit: words go in a specific order.