To build this you need:
* pandoc
* xelatex with standard science article packages
  - easiest to get as MacTeX on Mac
  - `apt-get install -y texlive-recommended` on Ubuntu
* markdown-unlit
* pandoc-hide-codeblocks
* enTangleD for code generation (if you want to edit `.md` source file)

To read more, look into `less-arbitrary.md` which is literate source file.