Literate Programming

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Literate Programming is written by Donald Ervin Knuth and published by Stanford Univ Center for the Study. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0937073814 (ISBN 10) and 9780937073810 (ISBN 13).

This anthology of essays from Donald Knuth, the inventor of literate programming includes early essays on related topics such as structured programming, as well as The Computer Journal article that launched literate programming itself. 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.Knuth feels that computer programs and books about computer programming should be interesting, entertaining, and literate. Thirteen of Knuth's most interesting essays are collected here, including the Computer Journal article that launched literate programming. Although most of the examples are in either Pascal or ALGOL 60, C programmers and others will still benefit from the material. The last essay describes CWEB, a system for literate programming in C and related languages. Highly recommended for all programmers and would-be programmers.