Hi Tim, I'm confused as to what parts of LP practice are not supported by Org-mode. Are you aware that Org-mode files can be exported to formats more suitable for publication and human consumption (e.g. woven). See http://orgmode.org/manual/Exporting.html
Tim Daly <d...@axiom-developer.org> writes: > I looked at org-mode. > > Note that 'literate programming' involves writing literature > for other people to read. The executable code is included as > a 'reduction to practice' but the emphasis is on describing > the ideas. Rich has some powerful ideas that he has reduced > to running code. What we need to do is start with a description > of the ideas and bridge the gap to the actual implementation. > > Ideally you can read a literate program like a novel, from > beginning to end, and find that every line of code has a > 'motivation' for being introduced. The side-effect is that > there is a reason why the idea is implemented in a particular > way rather than 'just because it worked'. Literate programming > tends to improve code quality because you have to explain it. > > Emacs org-mode, on the other hand, is a useful development > technology but it really isn't literate programming. > I would be interested to hear your thoughts as to why Org-mode is not a literate programming tool. Thanks -- Eric > > Tim Daly > > On 1/4/2011 9:34 AM, Seth wrote: >> have you guys checked out org-mode + babel for emacs? This would be an >> excellent place to start to do literate programming. Interesting >> ideas ... maybe i will try this in my own code ... >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
