> For the task to be done "print the k most common words in a file", the > Unix approach and the Unix tools give everything to create a "program" > far more rapidly than the from scratch approach adopted by D. Knuth. But > because the tools exist (are already written... but in what language? > Easily understandable? Maintainable? etc.).
the problem i have with "literate programming" is that it tends to treat code like a terse and difficult-to-understand footnote. it seems to me that "literate programs" tend to spend too much time commenting on straightforward code or code that is easier read than explained. ironicly, the assumption seems to be that one is illiterate in the computer language at hand. - erik
