Younger Sibling on Instagram: "Literary Manuals Coding Workshop Storytelling for the Service and Repair of Code with the London Permacomputing Club 15 February 2026, 11:00–16:00 at unsorted.love Workshop Introduction & Goals
 “Repair, after all, is a social activity.” – Shannon Mattern
 This workshop explores code as a medium for communicating methodology to human readers. Through practices of Literate Programming and explanatory storytelling, we will examine the “repair manual” as a form and the relationships we develop with our functional digital possessions. Participants will look at the history of home-repair manuals and consider the boundaries of traditional code documentation. We will work together through an example piece of code or a digital project and develop a literate manual that explains its theory of operation. Attendees will produce similar resources using whatever literary or artistic methods best clarify their chosen piece, contributing to a collective anthology.

 What Participants Will Be Doing * Discuss the role of code as a communicative tool. * Study examples of manuals and documentation practices. * Create a literate, story-driven explanation of a code sample or digital artefact. * Collaborate in groups and produce materials for a compiled anthology on software repair. 
Practical Requirements
 Participants should bring at least one sample of working code or a creative tech project (their own or someone else’s) to include in the activity. This could be a project you enjoy explaining or something you want to explore more deeply.
The literate programming tools demonstrated will require: * A computer capable of running Python 3 * Any text or code editor of your choice Feel free to bring additional artistic tools if they help you tell the story of your chosen piece—we will assist in integrating these into the final work. 
The workshop will be held in English and is free of charge, funded by Arts Council England - Developing Your Creative Practice Grant. With: Ana Meisel. Ana Meisel is one of the organisers of the London Permacomputing Club, based at SET Social in Peckham, UK. #permacomputing #coding"

136 likes, 1 comments - younger_sibling__ on February 2, 2026: "Literary Manuals Coding Workshop Storytelling for the Service and Repair of Code with the London Permacomputing Club 15 February 2026, 11:00–16:00 at unsorted.love Workshop Introduction & Goals
 “Repair, after all, is a social activity.” – Shannon Mattern
 This workshop explores code as a medium for communicating methodology to human readers. Through practices of Literate Programming and explanatory storytelling, we will examine the “repair manual” as a form and the relationships we develop with our functional digital possessions. Participants will look at the history of home-repair manuals and consider the boundaries of traditional code documentation. We will work together through an example piece of code or a digital project and develop a literate manual that explains its theory of operation. Attendees will produce similar resources using whatever literary or artistic methods best clarify their chosen piece, contributing to a collective anthology.

 What Participants Will Be Doing * Discuss the role of code as a communicative tool. * Study examples of manuals and documentation practices. * Create a literate, story-driven explanation of a code sample or digital artefact. * Collaborate in groups and produce materials for a compiled anthology on software repair. 
Practical Requirements
 Participants should bring at least one sample of working code or a creative tech project (their own or someone else’s) to include in the activity. This could be a project you enjoy explaining or something you want to explore more deeply.
The literate programming tools demonstrated will require: * A computer capable of running Python 3 * Any text or code editor of your choice Feel free to bring additional artistic tools if they help you tell the story of your chosen piece—we will assist in integrating these into the final work. 
The workshop will be held in English and is free of charge, funded by Arts Council England - Developing Your Creative Practice Grant. With: Ana Meisel. Ana Meisel is one of the organisers of the London Permacomputing Club, based at SET Social in Peckham, UK. #permacomputing #coding".