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Executable books

(See central discussion in How can we develop transformative tools for thought; subsection “Executable books”) ::TODO::

  • Some media which gesture in this direction:

    • GitHub - norvig/pytudes: Python programs, usually short, of considerable difficulty, to perfect particular skills.
    • Observable – Use data to think, together. / Observable
    • Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics
    • Stripe payments integration builder
  • Executable books emphasize understanding pre-existing code, not writing new code


References

Matuschak, A., & Nielsen, M. (2019 0). How can we develop transformative tools for thought? https://numinous.productions/ttft

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-scientific-paper-is-obsolete/556676/