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That is exactly because of those type of developers in the industry that the latest Bret Victor's talk is so interesting

http://vimeo.com/71278954

Basically he goes on to show how many people still code like the 70's instead of adopting languages and paradigms that were already possible in late 60's systems.



i hate watching videos but yes, this is really interesting - von neumann: "I don't see why anyone would need anything other than machine code". I deal with the resistance thing a lot in my work with ORMs, I should integrate some of this into my writing.




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