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Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27)

Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27)

Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27)
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Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27) Paperback - 1992 - 1st Edition

by Knuth, Donald E

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Literate programming is a programming methodology that combines a programming language with a documentation language, making programs more easily maintained than programs written only in a high-level language. A literate programmer is an essayist who writes programs for humans to understand. When programs are written in the recommended style they can be transformed into documents by a document compiler and into efficient code by an algebraic compiler. This anthology of essays includes Knuth's early papers on related topics such as structured programming as well as the Computer Journal article that launched literate programming. Many examples are given, including excerpts from the programs for TeX and METAFONT. The final essay is an example of CWEB, a system for literate programming in C and related languages. Index included.

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  • Title Literate Programming (Lecture Notes) (Volume 27)
  • Author Knuth, Donald E
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Center for the Study of Language and Informat, Stanford, CA, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1992-06
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0937073806.G
  • ISBN 9780937073803 / 0937073806
  • Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
  • Category Computers - Languages / Programming
  • Library of Congress subjects Computer programming
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91039510
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.11
  • Quantity available 1

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Literate programming is a programming methodology that combines a programming language with a documentation language, making programs more robust, more portable, and more easily maintained than programs written only in a high-level language. Computer programmers already know both kinds of languages; they need only learn a few conventions about alternating between languages to create programs that are works of literature. A literate programmer is an essayist who writes programs for humans to understand, instead of primarily writing instructions for machines to follow. When programs are written in the recommended style they can be transformed into documents by a document compiler and into efficient code by an algebraic compiler. This anthology of essays from the inventor of literate programming includes Knuth's early papers on related topics such as structured programming, as well as the Computer Journal article that launched literate programming itself.
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