literate-programming

What problem does it solve?

Traditional code often prioritizes compilers over human understanding, leading to poorly documented and hard-to-maintain programs. This skill guides you to write "literate programs" using noweb, combining documentation and code into a coherent narrative that explains the "why" behind your design decisions, saving future developers time and effort.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Human-Centric Code: Guides you to structure code and documentation in a pedagogical order, making complex algorithms and design choices comprehensible to human readers.
• Noweb Mastery: Ensures proper use of noweb syntax for documentation and code chunks, including meaningful chunk names and effective web structure.
• Workflow Integration: Advises on integrating literate programming with version control, IDEs, and CI/CD pipelines for efficient development and documentation.
• Use Case: When implementing a complex sorting algorithm, this skill would guide you to first explain the algorithm's logic in prose, then break down the code into small, named chunks like <<base case>> and <<recursive step>>, explaining each part as you go.

Quick Start

I need to create a new Python module using literate programming. Guide me on the noweb file format and best practices.