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Hi! Don't waste time on this. It is obvious rubbish. I took the time to follow these first sentences and it led to wasted time. I'm tempted to build a robot

by rattaz 8y ago

Hi! Don't waste time on this. It is obvious rubbish. I took the time to follow these first sentences and it led to wasted time. I'm tempted to build a robot to filter this shite out. "When I look around at the legacy of literate programming, systems to do so-called semi- or quasi-literate programming dominate. These are systems that focus on generating beautifully typeset documentation without allowing the author to arbitrarily order code."

jmiserez 8y ago
What is wrong with that sentence? The article looks fine to me.
- perl4ever 8y ago
  Possibly that CWEB did allow arbitrarily re-ordered code, so it seems strained to criticize Knuth on that basis? The problem I always saw with it is that no ordering is necessarily perfect - there might be different optimums for different purposes.
  - lallysingh 8y ago
    Did Knuth use the feature?