I posted this essay by Bret Victor almost two years ago, via DF.
Bret victor’s Learnable Programming:
Here's a trick question: How do we get people to understand programming?
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Alan Perlis wrote, "To understand a program, you must become both the machine and the program." This view is a mistake, and it is this widespread and virulent mistake that keeps programming a difficult and obscure art. A person is not a machine, and should not be forced to think like one.
How do we get people to understand programming?
We change programming. We turn it into something that’s understandable by people.
Bret Victor on vimeoDOTcom
In case you’re wondering who the fuck this guy is - Bret Victor’s CV.pdf
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