March 2016

What is an object?

by Bret Victor

Starting to figure out an object and communication model for Realtalk (2017) which is grounded in recognizing real things and interpreting their meanings.

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Earlier: Data-centrism (2015)

Later: Object grid (2016)


The first articulations of “recognizers”, “rules”, and “observables”, which evolved into Realtalk's recognizers, rules, and statements.

Goetz later claimed that the lunch discussion around these ideas was a significant turning point for the group.