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by kkfx 1553 days ago
IMVHO literate programming is "describing an algorithm" like writing a book, witch is absolutely good, but demand much more time than directly writing code. That means: or we change actual "quick" development model to a new/old "slow" one, perhaps additive and coherent like classic systems (SmallTalk and LispM systems, the OS as a single application easy to change at runtime, anything available as a function/method anywhere) to keep the overall development speed useful enough or there is no room for literate programming.

Now, seen actual overall software quality (far less hacky than the past, but also unable to innovate, bloated, with gazillions of deps) we need to change back to days of the real innovation BUT that means we need to completely erase actual economical model centered on giants, witch can be "a little bit" difficult since they are giants and they do not like the idea to be thrown out of the window...