Bret Victor – Inventing on Principle (2012) [video]
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HN comment orderThis is so inspiring, especially after having read and followed some of Bret Victor's previous work. You can literally see the progression of his thoughts moving towards this, demonstrating that he really is driven by inventing along the principal of immediate feedback for creators. http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/ http://worrydream.com/KillMath/ http://worrydream.com/InteractiveExplorationOfADynamicalSyst... http://worrydream.com/ScientificCommunicationAsSequentialArt…
For those who want to see where Bret continued with these ideas, make sure to check out his presentation "The Humane Representation of Thought"[0] and his current research based on that talk "Dynamicland"[1] which is an in-person programmable physical classroom based in Oakland, CA. [0] http://worrydream.com/TheHumaneRepresentationOfThought/note.... [1] https://dynamicland.org/
How soon can we expect to see an editor like this that is robust enough to no longer be a proof of concept?
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