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Re:Bret Victor: Update July 2023 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @03:11AM (#36596680)
His latest demo of Realtalk, Biomolecular design in Realtalk, showcases the strenghts of Dynamicland. Really impressive stuff, as usual. https://youtu.be/_gXiVOmaVSo?t=865
Re:Bjarne Stroustrup Awarded 2017 Faraday Medal on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @05:53AM (#15337379)
The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal by Mitchell Waldrop is a great book.
Re:Years You Have Left to Live, Probably on Thursday September 24, 2015 @05:40PM (#10274950)
Re:Making of “Introduction to A*” on Sunday October 12, 2014 @04:10PM (#8446437)
http://www.algomation.com/ has a lot of algorithms explained visually.

I also maintain a playlist with interactive explanations, which might be of your interest: https://gibbon.co/Steven/interactive-math-for-lasting-insigh...

Re:Why and How to Start Your SICP Trek on Monday April 07, 2014 @02:23PM (#7548272)
Concrete Mathematics [1] helped me a lot. It teaches mathematical knowledge and skills for computer science.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_Mathematics

Re:How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time on Sunday February 02, 2014 @05:51PM (#7167959)
I highly recommend reading 'This is your brain on music' by Daniel J. Levitin if you're interested in learning more about the neuroscience side of music.
Re:Ask HN: What makes you go for it? on Sunday July 07, 2013 @09:25AM (#6001945)
MVP stands for Minimum Viable Product.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product