On 22/07/2010, at 3:08 AM, Tim Daly wrote:

> "Language integration" is a false goal. It is technically possible to
> call functions in any language from latex but unnecessary in general.
> It is technically possible to generate latex from any language.

Have you read the paper? Being able to automatically embed the output of 
examples is a big win IMO.

> Symbol resolution is also rarely an issue in literate programs.
> Your prose is intended to explain "why" a code chunks exists,
> not "how" a code chunk works. If you explain the problem you
> are trying to solve and the issues of various approaches you considered
> then I can usually understand the solution.

Symbol resolution allows the environment to link symbols and their occurrences, 
and the same with hyperlinked output.

Antony Blakey
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