KIkitd·Jan 9, 2026
A couple more you may find interesting:
1. Xc [https://xcfile.dev/] - an md-based task runner
2. Literate [https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate] - a literate programming tool
In Show HN: Executable Markdown files with Unix pipeszyedidia
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Literate
A literate programming tool for any language
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See also http://literate.zbyedidia.webfactional.com/ and https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate for information about "Literate", which is my favorite Literate programming tool.
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8 sourcesThe fact that the actual implementation is in `lit` too is really helpful - getting to see how one would actually use this on a larger program does make it much more intriguing than the simple examples (and much more approachable than TeX itself).
https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate/tree/master/lit
In Literate programming tool for any languageLiterate programming tool for any language
142 points · Open discussionThat sounds like a nice way to do it, too. I heard about it before, but don't know R, so I didn't really consider it.
The reason I chose lmt is that it correctly keeps the markdown language syntax of the code blocks. That means I can put my literate config into my Zettelkasten [1] or [2] and watch it pretty-print in the browser.
There are also literate [3] and org-babel [4], but I don't think they are future proof. .lit is a random format and .org basically requires Emacs+orgmode.
1: https://github.com/srid/emanote
2: https://wiki.dendron.so/
3: https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate
4: https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/intro.html
In NixOS and the Art of OS Configuration (2018)Isn't this an examples directory? https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate/tree/master/examples
In Literate: A Flexible Literate Programming SystemLiterate (https://zyedidia.github.io/literate/ and https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate) is a great option for anybody interested in Literate Programming.
In Noweb – A Simple, Extensible Tool for Literate ProgrammingSee also http://literate.zbyedidia.webfactional.com/ and https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate for information about "Literate", which is my favorite Literate programming tool.
In Show HN: Anansi – a NoWeb-inspired literate programming preprocessorYou jest, but aren't as far afield as you might think.
I used a combination of Literate D [0] and pandoc to create the finished paper.
Ph. PLT still really doesn't stand out.
[0] https://github.com/zyedidia/Literate
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