It solves problems that don't need to be solved anymore. "Some critics of literate programming say that modern programming environments no longer have these ki

It solves problems that don't need to be solved anymore. "Some critics of literate programming say that modern programming environments no longer have these kinds of issues." Have you tried understanding and maintaining a program built on an IDE that no longer exists? Microsoft introduced an IDE that built windows code automatically, instantly generating about 10,000 lines of code to put up a "Hello, World" window. That generator is gone and the 10,000 lines are all that is left. "Modern Programming Environments" won't run in another 10 years. Github, Sourceforge, and Savannah have 10s of thousands of programs that nobody even bothers to look at because there aren't even a hint about the code.