# Inventing on principle

> A 2012 talk by Bret Victor.

A <2012> talk by <Bret Victor>.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUv66718DII

> I've spent a lot of time over the years making creative tools, using creative tools, thinking about them a lot, and here's something I've come to believe: **Creators need an immediate connection to what they're creating.** That's my principle.

## Principles

- "Creators need an immediate connection to what they're creating" by <Bret Victor>
- "No mode" by <Larry Tesler>
- "[File over app](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/File%20over%20app.txt)" by <Steph Ango>
- "[It Is Not a Tree](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/It%20is%20not%20a%20tree.txt)" by [AK](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/AK.txt), inspired by [The city is not a tree](https://wiki.g15e.com/en/pages/The%20city%20is%20not%20a%20tree.txt)