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by improbable22 2068 days ago
I think we're getting there, slowly. Quite a lot of people who don't in any way think of themselves as programmers now reach for python/R/julia for tasks that would once have been done in Excel.

https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl is a super-nice way of just starting, without too much setup cost. I think it will soon be self-contained as to what packages & versions are needed, too.