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HN recommends it as the best talk from Sonic Pi's creator, with live-coding examples and technical and teaching insights.
Sam Aaron, creator of Sonic Pi, gives a demo-heavy GOTO Chicago 2018 talk on live coding music. He covers the history of Sonic Pi, how it evolved, and what it can do for education and professional musicians.
“There's also a _great_ talk from the creator (Sam Aaron) on Sonic Pi” (HN, 2020)
Sam Aaron has done several talks on Sonic Pi. It's an amazing piece of work. My favorite talk where he scratches the surface of the tech details was a 2018 talk at Goto : [this video] He also has saved several of his sessions on youtube.
Sam Aaron's talk touching on Sonic Pi's technical details
There's also a _great_ talk from the creator (Sam Aaron) on Sonic Pi, including live-coding examples and some wonderful insights on how computer science is taught in schools: [this video]
Live-coding examples and insights on teaching computer science
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