a programming paradigm introduced by Donald Knuth.

It is a methodology that involves writing code and documentation together in a way that is readable and understandable for both humans and machines. This approach allows programmers to create more maintainable and understandable code by focusing on the concepts and ideas behind the code rather than just the syntax.

Examples

• One example of literate programming is the WEB system developed by Knuth himself. The WEB system uses a combination of TeX macros and C code to create documentation that can be compiled into both human-readable and machine-readable formats. Another example is the CWEB system, which is a version of WEB designed for the C programming language.