This link almost got past me as it got pushed down in my queue waiting to be watched. Thanks to Josh and Roger yesterday at lunch for recommending it.
Definitely one of the better talks in the last 6 months for me. Bruce, it seems one could just reload the script on change without having to mess with the compiler. -Stephen On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:28 PM, Bruce Sherwood <[email protected]> wrote: > Tom, thanks much for advertising Bret Victor's fascinating talk. > > The programming language he's using is JavaScript, with the display made on > a 2D "canvas" element of a web page. Evidently he has modified the > JavaScript compiler to compile incrementally, compiling just the line of > code that has been changed. > > His various demos, not just the JavaScript demos, are extremely interesting, > but also of high interest is his passionate exposition of the importance of > starting from a principle. > > Bruce > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Yes, Nathan's right. This is worth watching. >> After you've seen this, do any of you know what program this guy is using >> to display his code-building and editing in real time, i.e. without >> compiling? >> >> -tom >> >> > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org -- --- -. . ..-. .. ... .... - .-- --- ..-. .. ... .... [email protected] <[email protected]> office: 505.995.0206 mobile: 505.577.5828 redfish.com | simtable.com | sfcomplex.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
