Title :
Literate programming simplified
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Literate programming tools let you arrange the parts of a program in any order and extract documentation and code from the same source file. The author argues that language-dependence and feature complexity have hampered acceptance of these tools, then offers a simpler alternative.<>
Keywords :
programming; programming environments; software tools; system documentation; code extraction; documentation; feature complexity; language-dependence; literate programming; literate programming tools; source file; tool acceptance; Code standards; Computer languages; Documentation; Internet; Operating systems; Pipelines; Program processors; Strips; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE