Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
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Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle
- You should always aim for direct manipulation of systems you're trying to change, because that results in the tightest feedback loop.
- To understand what I mean, watch Bret Victor's talk Inventing on Principle.
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Bret Victor, beast of burden
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I think about this quote from Bret Victor all the time:
I've spent a lot of time over the years desperately trying to think of a "thing" to change the world. I now know why the search was fruitless -- things don't change the world. People change the world by using things. The focus must be on the "using", not the "thing".
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If there's any kind of lesson in all this, it's mostly some advice I want to give myself.
The lesson is simply: speak up .
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The lesson is simply: speak up .
It's OK to slip into advocacy now and then, so long as you do it tastefully. If it sounds high- or heavy-handed — or anything like nagging — you're doing it wrong. Just explain why you care about a particular value. The goal isn'... See more
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