@ -16,24 +16,13 @@ Described in its introduction[^fn:1] as a
> Programming paradigm in which a computer program is given an explanation of its logic in a natural language, such as English, interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable source code can be generated.
> Programming paradigm in which a computer program is given an explanation of its logic in a natural language, such as English, interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable source code can be generated.
Knuth describes a **practitioner** in the introduction of his 1984 paper[^fn:1] as
> An essayist concerned with exposition and excellence of style. Someone who carefully selects the name for each variable and describes their meaning. They will strive for a program that is comprehensible because concepts are introduced in a manner best for human understanding.
## Concept {#concept}
The overal concept is not to difficult to imagine:
The overal concept is not to difficult to imagine:
Illustrated above we see the process of **weaving** and **tangling** the literate source file, and how each of the produced components is handled respectively.
Knuth describes a **practitioner** in the introduction of his 1984 paper[^fn:1] as
| File | Description |
|------|------------------------------|
| org | Literate document / file |
| src | Machine readable source code |
| doc | Human readable documentation |
> An essayist concerned with exposition and excellence of style. Someone who carefully selects the name for each variable and describes their meaning. They will strive for a program that is comprehensible because concepts are introduced in a manner best for human understanding.
