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Knuth organized programs as an explanatory document containing code sections. WEB generates a typeset presentation through WEAVE and compilable source through TANGLE from that shared input. The author can introduce ideas in a reader's order while tools assemble the machine's required order. The method concerns how a program is represented and explained, a different contribution from Knuth's existing algorithm records.
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Donald E. Knuth
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Knuth: literate programming with human and machine views
Knuth organized programs as an explanatory document containing code sections. WEB generates a typeset presentation through WEAVE and compilable source through TANGLE from that shared input.
The author can introduce ideas in a reader's order while tools assemble the machine's required order. The method concerns how a program is represented and explained, a different contribution from Knuth's existing algorithm records.
Scientific scope
The inspected evidence includes an archived submitted manuscript, opening sections A–B, and publisher metadata. No controlled productivity study or general correctness guarantee is claimed; identity of every manuscript and final-paper passage was not checked.
People and systems
Donald E. Knuth