Lightweight Literate Programming: A Documentation Practice

Authors: Stavely, Allan; Walsh, Lynda; Shipman, John

Source: Technical Communication, Volume 55, Number 1, February 2008 , pp. 23-37(15)

Publisher: Society for Technical Communication

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Abstract:

Lightweight literate programming (LLP) combines software documentation and coding in a way that can scaffold collaborations between technical communicators and programmers. We review the genesis and history of LLP, including its relationship to established single-sourcing methods. We then detail its use by programmers and discuss two models for writer/programmer collaboration using LLP. We finish by suggesting a few studies of working relationships between writers and programmers that LLP could facilitate.

Document Type: Journal article

Publication date: 2008-02-01

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