[IPython-dev] live coding

[Jason Grout]

This is an amazing vision of (among other things) live interactive coding:

http://vimeo.com/36579366

Bret Victor (who gave the above talk) "has designed experimental UI 
concepts at Apple, interactive data graphics for Al Gore, and musical 
instruments at Alesis." He shows several amazing demos of what coding 
could be like if it was really truly interactive.

Some real-life implementations of some of these ideas are here:

http://mainstem.org/ (click on an example, and then click any number or 
color in the code)

http://gabrielflor.it/water (click on any number)

I challenge us to think of ways to implement some of these principles in 
our tools.  I don't usually use the word transformative, but I think 
this really would be transformative in how we approach coding and the 
ipython or sage tools.

Thanks,

Jason

P.S. Actually, Bret Victor's website has a number of other writeups of 
visions and demos that are very intriguing: http://worrydream.com/. 
Read some of the papers in the "Research" section to see some really 
cool concepts.