Bret Victor
Recommendations are sourced from public posts, interviews, and reading lists.
Recommended Books
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Hacker's Delight

Envisioning Information
Snow Crash

Reinventing Comics

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

The Clock of the Long Now
What the Dormouse Said
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Understanding Comics
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
Source & Proof
“What are some of your favorite or interesting books in your collection Here are a few of mine!”
“Highly recommend Edward Tufte’s books for inspiration on ways to present information — charts, diagrams, dashboards”
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“Always recommend these books.”
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“About the hippy origins of the personal computer industry.”
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