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> non-programmers trying to get their Conda environment up and running I see this issue brought up a lot, but I have yet to see a language that addresses this
by belval 5y ago
> non-programmers trying to get their Conda environment up and running
I see this issue brought up a lot, but I have yet to see a language that addresses this reliably. By definition setting up an environment for non-programmer is a tall order, what language should they use?
- mnw21cam 5y agoThe simple and easy Java way to do it is to just bundle everything into a Jar. Then it really is a single file "environment". Then you only have the problem of different Java versions rejecting the jar file because it is too new grumble.
- _Algernon_ 5y agoWouldn't this be the perfect use case for docker containers (or something equivalent). Once the initial Dockerfile is written its very low maintenance, though getting results out of it could probably be made easier for scientific use.
- matsemann 5y agoI'm just grumbling because even I as a professional dev can sometimes spend days getting some python project up and running correctly. Then I feel sorry for non-devs for which all this is only a tool.
- smitty1e 5y agoOne hopes that Python's packaging story can be streamlined in the next few versions. Never needed Conda, but the packaging tool proliferation is an embarrassment, IMO.