Hello.

I am Paul Kinlan.

A Developer Advocate for Chrome and the Open Web at Google.

I love the web. The web should allow anyone to access any experience that they need without the need for native install or content walled garden.

Microformat proposal

Paul Kinlan

I'm exploring the idea of a "Questions and Answers" microformat to add semantic meaning to questions and their corresponding answers within text. I propose using <span class=qa><span class=question>Where does paul kinlan live?</span><span class=answer>liverpool</span></span> as a potential structure. This could be beneficial for search functionality, allowing search engines to index question-answer pairs instead of entire pages. I'm looking for feedback on whether this is a valuable concept, worth pursuing, or if it has already been discussed elsewhere.

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Google Search: perl c# comparison

Paul Kinlan

This post discusses the differences between Perl and C#. While both languages use semicolons, they differ significantly in object-oriented features, frameworks, semantics, and regular expression handling. C# is strictly object-oriented with a robust framework, while Perl offers more flexibility and built-in regular expressions. The author uses Perl for quick tasks on their Linux server and C# professionally.

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