On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 10:17 AM Thomas Passin <[email protected]> wrote:
> This paragraph caught my eye: > > "One of the early experiences that led me to focus on communication was > discovering Knuth's Literate Programming: a progam should read like a book. > It should have plot, rhythm, and delightful little turns of phrase. When > Ward Cunningham and I first read about literate programs, we decided to try > it. We sat down with one of the cleanest pieces of code in the Smalltalk > image, the ScrollController, and tried to make it into a story. Hours later > we had completely rewritten the code on our way to a reasonable paper. > Every time a bit of logic was a little hard to explain, it was easier to > rewrite the code than explain why the code was hard to understand. The > demands of communication changed our perspective on coding." > Thanks for this. As you know, I have a different opinion. Rather than a novel, programs are more like a reference book. Narrative is great for a Theory of Operation. For everything else, not so much. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/CAMF8tS0mEoTpEAgDJjzWLGj%3DX8ut%2BDw25s6R30sF-Kogdj8jug%40mail.gmail.com.
