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I must admit I now need to go figure out what a "notebook" is in this context. I don't really get what Zeppelin -is-. But I'm curious.

• 16bytes 11y ago
  Notebook in this example is much like the notebook concept in ipython. Basically, it is a literate program that allows you to intersperse code, documentation and visualizations in the same "file" called a notebook. If you are familiar with how mathematica works, it's basically the same thing. If you do data-science at all, or even get tired of working in excel, I recommend picking up ipython and matplotlib.
• rkrzr 11y ago
  Think of it as an interactive notebook where you can not only write down notes, but also enter data and code and interact with it. You can then draw nice graphs of the data and explore it interactively. The nice thing about it is that it is all repeatable and that you can share it with other people/researchers.
• ujjwal_wadhawan 11y ago
  A good demo would be to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO7LhVZrNwA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO7LhVZrNwA. This was a real time demo at Spark Summit last year. Note: The demo gets pretty interesting at https://youtu.be/lO7LhVZrNwA?t=36m50s https://youtu.be/lO7LhVZrNwA?t=36m50s. The presenter handles the situation very well afterwards !
  • nchammas 11y ago
    Just to be clear, though that video shows an example of what a notebook is in this context, that isn't a demo of Zeppelin. (It wasn't clear which you were referencing in your comment.) That's a demo of Databricks Cloud [0], which is Databricks's product offering. Among the many things it offers is an interactive notebook that looks like open source alternatives like Zeppelin. [0] https://databricks.com/product/databricks-cloud https://databricks.com/product/databricks-cloud