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by hamstersoup 4117 days ago
The article presents some great 'explorable explanations' by (or inspired by) Bret Victor.

This really does seem like the future of communicating hard concepts.

At high school I would often write BBC Basic simulations of the dull problems we had been given as homework. I was so much more passionate when I was exploring and learning myself.

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> This really does seem like the future of communicating hard concepts.

If we take into account that programming is considered as a way to communicate hard concepts, this should be seen as the future of software development as well. And of hardware tools, and design, and public on-stage performances...

Bret Victor's vision of active exploration is not limited to communication and learning, but all to all creative activities.