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Literate Programming in Forth (1995)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
|---|---|
| Author | Knaggs, Peter Street, High Be, Paisley Pa |
| Abstract | We look at Donald Knuth's concept of "Literate Programming," investigating exactly what it is and how it is used to assist conventional programmers. We then ask what lessons we can learn from this idea and if it is possible to apply them to Forth. We look at the alterations needed to the system and/or Forth to allow us to take advantage of this system. Indeed do we obtain all of the advantages that Knuth claims. Finally some examples of Forth coding techniques are given allowing us to compare the more traditional techniques with Knuth's system. 1 What is Literate Programming Literate programming was created by Donald Knuth during the development of his T E X typesetting system. It is the combination of documentation and source together in a fashion suited for reading by human beings. In general, literate programs combine source and documentation in a single file, referred to as a WEB. Literate programming tools then parse the file to produce either readable documentation or compila... |
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| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Single File Literate Programming Tool Conventional Programmer Literate Programming Literate Programming Literate Program Readable Documentation Traditional Technique Literate Programming Human Being Donald Knuth |
| Content Type | Text |
