It is always very difficult for me to watch Bret Victor talk.

It's an old line that talent can hit a target nobody else can hit, and genius can hit a target nobody else can see. But some people are our there right now, aiming for targets nobody else believes exist, and to all appearances they're just trudging around the forest, firing arrows into the distance at nothing.

But then, suddenly: youtube.com/watch?v=PixPSNRDNMU

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