GoKawiilAfter six years, it’s time to release Pluto version 1.0! With this release, I want to celebrate all the progress over the past years, and to symbolise that Pluto is ready. I am proud of what we have achieved, and I hope you enjoy it!
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Wait… what is Pluto?
Pluto is an interactive environment for notebook programming in Julia. Our goal is to make scientific computing more accessible and fun! You can use Pluto to experiment with code in a safe and friendly environment, and you can use it to write interactive articles, lecture notes and presentations (literate programming).
What’s special about Pluto is:
Interactive : cells are reactive (like a spreadsheet) and it’s very easy to add buttons and sliders to control your code.
: cells are (like a spreadsheet) and it’s very easy to add to control your code. Reproducible : From package management to execution order, Pluto goes to great lengths to make sure that someone else will be able to run your notebook when you’re done!
: From package management to execution order, Pluto goes to great lengths to make sure that someone else will be able to run your notebook when you’re done! Accessible: We designed Pluto to teach our own course: Computational Thinking at MIT. The result is a programming environment that prioritizes beginners over advanced users!
And Pluto is popular! It’s used by people all around the world (like these online courses) and Pluto has been the #1 starred Julia package on GitHub since 2021.
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