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Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle

Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:56 am
by ghosttie
This isn't specific to JADE but it's so inspiring that I think any developer could benefit from watching it. The example with the binary search algorithm is probably the most useful, but the philosophy is really the root of all the good ideas.

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Re: Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 11:15 am
by murray
Thanks for posting that. It provides good food for thought as to what motivates us.
I think I will give it it a second watch tonight.

Re: Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 4:28 am
by ghosttie
Here's an article written by the same guy on what's wrong with programming languages and how a better language could be designed.

Re: Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:59 am
by GerardO'Brien
Thanks for the links. Excellent material.