Re:Literate programming: Knuth is doing it wrong (2014)
by leephillips on Sunday January 09, 2022 @08:37AM
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Pluto solves¹ many of these problems, but it’s Julia only. Most importantly:
- cells are linked through a dependency graph, so the output you see is independent of the order in which the cells appear;
- each notebook is backed by a plain Julia module, so you can use version control, edit in a real editor instead of only in the browser, and import other notebooks;
- You can create interaction² using HTML inputs, Julia wrappers over those, or go crazy with your own custom JavaScript controls;
- It’s easy to embed LaTeX into the MarkDown, and you can use HTML, so any hyperlinking works.
1 ‘An introduction to pluto’. LWN. Available from: https://lwn.net/Articles/835930/
2 ‘PlutoUI demonstration’. Available from: https://pluton.lee-phillips.org/sliders/uiDemo.html
- cells are linked through a dependency graph, so the output you see is independent of the order in which the cells appear;
- each notebook is backed by a plain Julia module, so you can use version control, edit in a real editor instead of only in the browser, and import other notebooks;
- You can create interaction² using HTML inputs, Julia wrappers over those, or go crazy with your own custom JavaScript controls;
- It’s easy to embed LaTeX into the MarkDown, and you can use HTML, so any hyperlinking works.