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I think you’re right that commercialization today doesn’t make sense, but I feel confident that future tooling/products will draw on aspects of nbdev and will o

I think you’re right that commercialization today doesn’t make sense, but I feel confident that future tooling/products will draw on aspects of nbdev and will owe you and others some gratitude. To that end, have you happened to notice some of nbdev’s design choices bleed into adjacent tooling? Which pieces do you hope to endure and take new life in future projects? What’s the biggest barrier keeping larger audiences from developing in this “literate” manner? I’ve been a follower of the design philosophy of nbdev for a long time, though admittedly never got to use it. Perhaps now is the time! Cheers

mloncode 3y ago
Excellent comment and question. Re: commercializing nbdev, this path didn't seem to make sense to me personally (for reasons I outlined), but they very well could make sense for others. But I'm with you, I really like many of the ideas presented in nbdev and feel like they have legs. I don't think those ideas should be abandoned or thrown away. Posit (https://posit.co https://posit.co) is developing products that draw from many of the ideas in nbdev - infact we are working with them - and I think the directions they are pursuing are very promising. However, if you have ideas on how to make tools in the space that draw on these ideas, I encourage you to do so. I will even support you to the best of my ability if you decide to.