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I spend some time on their page today and another fascinating subject are active essays: http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2009002_active_essays.pdf http://www.vpri.or
by johkra 16y ago
I spend some time on their page today and another fascinating subject are active essays:
http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2009002_active_essays.pdf http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2009002_active_essays.pdf
Basically, it's about adding runable and editable code directly into documents, one could say literate programming on steroids. Imagine for instance an article explaining an algorithm with embedded code which you could run and edit to really comprehend it.
- hga 16y agoLiterate programming is a neat idea, and in the long term will probably be very valuable (or else we'll live in a Vernor Venge like dystopia of eons old cruft), but for now I'm not sure it's generally useful. If your program is at all a serious work in progress, you're likely getting into the "too many comments that violate Don't Repeat Yourself" land.