literate programming
A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program…A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable representation can be generated.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable representation can be generated.
Origin
Coined by Donald Knuth in 1984.Coined by Donald Knuth in 1984.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable