This is a current area of research as the prevalence of interactive notebooks has peaked. As of now, they simply "EXIST" and we know we like them. Its still unc

This is a current area of research as the prevalence of interactive notebooks has peaked. As of now, they simply "EXIST" and we know we like them. Its still unclear as to why; obviously having code intertwined other common communication mediums but what about that makes us like it. What benefits does it have over pseudocode or just code? What about code beyond small scripts (500+ lines with design patterns or other abstractions)?