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Abstract Literate Programming in Forth (1995)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Knaggs, Peter Be, Paisley Pa |
| Abstract | We lookatDonaldKnuth'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 ustotake 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 ofhisTEX typesetting system. It is the combination of |
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| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Abstract Literate Programming Literate Programming Literate Programming Literate Programming Ustotake Advantage Traditional Technique Conventional Programmer Donald Knuth |
| Content Type | Text |