[mistermumble]

Code requires a programmer to design, write, and maintain. Sometimes writing code is necessary, but often all that is needed is simple data, not complex code.

HTML is data. It has value in not requiring programmers to write it. Instead it can be written by designers, or generated by other programs, including visual tools. Yes, code can also be generated by tools, but writing code to generate code is a more difficult task than writing code to generate data. Except for Lisp of course, where code and data are the same.

[korynunn]

This is absolutely true, for fairly simple sites like news sites and forums, HTML is great. For building applications it is tedious. The web platform is amazing for applications, when you don't treat the web like a piece of paper.