As a user of SageCell I don't care whether it runs on Python 2 or 3 but I
> DO care about it's BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY. Backwards compatibility is (at
> least for me) a cornerstone of trust in sustainability.
>
Thus highlighting one of the soft spots of much open source development -
developers, in the end, will largely work on what they feel is important,
which may not be what end users feel is important. I actually think Sage
does better than most with this; the fact that the Sage notebook transition
was supported as well as it was is pretty impressive. But with the Py3
transition (now I am not specifically talking about Sage cell) the general
active developer attitude has been to peel off the bandage quickly, and for
better or for worse OSS has to go with the active developers.
However, if we aren't hearing from people, it doesn't mean they aren't
encountering problems. It means they will just use Desmos or Wolfram Alpha
rather than Sage Cell. (At least anecdotally, Desmos has huge "market
share" among my students, interestingly.) Committed users like myself, or
ones with mechanisms to update like UTMOST, may continue, but a lot will
throw up their hands in frustration. I'm glad you agree that Sage cell is
awesome enough that it is worth dealing with this particular frustration!
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