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That's an excellent point. I said "most literate programs aren't linear" in my comment... But I wasn't considering the low-effort linear style that many people
by gmfawcett 7y ago
That's an excellent point. I said "most literate programs aren't linear" in my comment... But I wasn't considering the low-effort linear style that many people actually use, so I'm probably wrong on that. :)
"Low-effort linear literate" is a useful style, but I think it falls quite short of what Knuth had in mind.
- samatman 7y agoI refer to this as semiliterate programming. I've found it to be a useful bootstrap toward a properly literate environment, which will require considerable tooling support to provide a reasonably modern experience. Happily, we have the Language Server Protocol now, so many of the key components are already in place...