Re: [jupyter] Re: Clarification of the widget landscape

2016-12-22 Thread Brad
Hi Brian, Thank you for the advice. It sounds like we should first see how far we can go with ipywidgets. Is there a way of monitoring progress on this front to see what developments and API changes take place? Would it be appropriate to request a certain widget type if we foresee that it

[jupyter] Re: Clarification of the widget landscape

2016-12-22 Thread Brad
Hi Nicholas, Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. It is greatly appreciated. FYI, our application will be something that scientists (not necessarily experienced programmers) will use to conduct simulations and data analyses. The users will interact with a browser-based UI, but

Re: [jupyter] Re: Clarification of the widget landscape

2016-12-20 Thread Brian Granger
Brad, Great question. Nick has done a great job and answering this question and providing a lot of background. I wanted to fill in a few other aspects that may help you decide what fits for you and where things are headed. In general, there are a number of factors that go into where the project

[jupyter] Re: Clarification of the widget landscape

2016-12-19 Thread Nicholas Bollweg
Brad: Thanks for the interest! We're excited to help you do really cool things with notebooks, widgets, etc. I guess it depends on what you mean by "application." Do you want something that lives "close" to the notebook, such that a scientist can use it during their work, with full access to