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envelope-from=dimech@gmx.com; helo=mout.gmx.net X-Spam_score_int: -18 X-Spam_score: -1.9 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:131602 Archived-At: > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2021 at 8:06 AM > From: "Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor" > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Quote by Knuth > > Jean Louis wrote: > > > Maybe Knuth's quote is related to literate programming. > > Literate programming is a programming paradigm introduced by > Donald Knuth 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. The approach is used in scientific > computing and in data science routinely for reproducible > research and open access purposes. Literate programming > tools are used by millions of programmers today. > > > It is? Mix English and macros and source to generate code? > > Sounds like a bad idea if you ask me but who am I to argue > with millions of programmers? It is a very bad idea. Mathematician will reject it for serious work. But for non-serious work or simple notes, there is some benefit. But I would not praise it to the young because in schools anything goes these days. You can certainly argue with millions of programmers, if you do it conscio= usly. But perhaps the conclusion has not been part of your experience, so you he= sitate. > Anyone has an example of this? > > > It is nice to have quotes. > > Quote wars! > > I start: > > You can fire your arrows from the tower of Babylon, but you > can NEVER strike God! Because God does not exist. > -- Apocalypse, "X-Men: Apocalypse" (2016) > > > -- > underground experts united > https://dataswamp.org/~incal > > >