literate-programming

Literate programming improves code readability by embedding narrative preambles and reasoning-based documentation directly in source files, ensuring design decisions are accessible to future readers.

Document reasoning by writing comments that articulate WHY decisions were made rather than just WHAT the code does, placing this human-centric narrative alongside the implementation in each file.

Structure source files by reordering the presentation of content to favor human understanding over compiler conventions, starting with a narrative preamble that explains the file's purpose and design choices.

Apply literate programming principles when creating new source files or significantly rewriting existing code, ensuring narrative context and reasoning are accessible to future readers from the start.

Literate programming does not require specific dependencies or frameworks; it is a documentation approach where you manually structure narrative preambles and reasoning-based comments within your existing source files.