CWEB literate programming system

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documentation system literate programming system software tool

The CWEB literate programming system is a software tool created by Donald E. Knuth (with Silvio Levy) that integrates C or C++ source code with richly formatted documentation to produce both compilable programs and high-quality typeset descriptions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
CWEB	8
CWEB literate programming system canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	documentation system ⓘ literate programming system ⓘ software tool ⓘ
associatedWith	TeX typesetting system ⓘ The Art of Computer Programming ⓘ
basedOnConcept	Literate Programming ⓘ surface form: literate programming
coCreator	Silvio Levy ⓘ
creator	Donald E. Knuth ⓘ
ctangleFunction	extract compilable C or C++ code ⓘ
cweaveFunction	produce TeX documentation ⓘ
designGoal	integrate source code and documentation ⓘ produce compilable programs ⓘ produce high-quality typeset documentation ⓘ
distributionForm	source code ⓘ
documentationFormat	LaTeX-compatible TeX output ⓘ TeX typesetting system ⓘ surface form: TeX
documentationLanguage	English ⓘ
documentationStyle	structured narrative with code fragments ⓘ
emphasizes	explanatory prose around code ⓘ readability of programs ⓘ
implementsConcept	programs as works of literature ⓘ
influenced	later literate programming tools ⓘ
influencedBy	WEB literate programming system ⓘ
inputFormat	CWEB source file ⓘ
license	freely available for noncommercial use ⓘ
outputFormat	C or C++ source code file ⓘ typeset documentation ⓘ
predecessor	WEB ⓘ
primaryUse	documenting C programs ⓘ documenting C++ programs ⓘ producing literate programs ⓘ
programmingLanguageSupported	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ
supports	multiple output indices ⓘ syntax highlighting via TeX macros ⓘ
supportsFeature	automatic table of contents ⓘ code chunking ⓘ cross-references ⓘ index generation ⓘ macro definitions ⓘ named code sections ⓘ pretty-printing of source code ⓘ tangling ⓘ weaving ⓘ
targetUser	C programmers ⓘ C++ programmers ⓘ authors of technical software ⓘ
typicalToolName	ctangle ⓘ cweave ⓘ