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		Jtsummers on Aug 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Interactive Linear Algebra (2019) That's one of the intents behind Logo, see the book Mindstorms by Papert. Programming wasn't an end unto itself, but a means of exploring complex topics. Notebook-style programming is a great modern iteration of this, especially with the ability to produce interesting and complex visualizations of the underlying data and structures.

chobytes on Aug 13, 2021 [–]

Yup, notebooks are what I had in mind. I make heavy use of mathematica when I want to explore a new topic.

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