Abstract
Programs are written to be executed by computers rather than to be read by humans. This complicates program comprehension, which plays a major role in software maintenance. Literate programming is an approach to improve program understanding by regarding programs as works of literature (see [Knu84]). In this paper we present a tool that supports literate programming with the object-oriented programming language C++. The tool is based on a hypertext system which has been developed to support program comprehension and, thus, software maintenance.
An introduction of the basic hypertext system is followed by a presentation of the global structure of the documentation. Afterwards, the user interface of the tool, its use and a sample documentation are given. Some implementation aspects conclude the presentation.
An introduction of the basic hypertext system is followed by a presentation of the global structure of the documentation. Afterwards, the user interface of the tool, its use and a sample documentation are given. Some implementation aspects conclude the presentation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 24–29 |
| Journal | J. Object Oriented Program. |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |