Rainer M Krug <r.m.k...@gmail.com> writes: > But following on your statement that the features will still be there, > I would actually suggest to introduce an "Org Babel Mode" which would > *disable* features like archiving - the archiving feature (very useful > for time management et al) is quite useless in the use of babel for > literate programming. This "Org Babel mode" should not be a mode for > the whole of org, but rather on a per file basis.
I would suggest that archiving can fit very well into a literate programming and/or writing workflow. One can use org-archive-subtree, for instance, to remove unneeded sections of code/prose without deleting them altogether. I do this all the time when drafting a new bit of code or an essay. Best, Matt