Thread by @jeremyphoward

Our biggest launch in years: nbdev2, now boosted with the power of @quarto_pub!

Use @ProjectJupyter to build reliable and delightful software fast. A single notebook creates a python module, tests, @github Actions CI, @pypi/@anacondainc packages, & more
fast.ai/2022/07/28/nbd…

What can you create with #nbdev with @quarto_pub? Well, for starters, check out our beautiful new website.

Created with nbdev, of course!

nbdev.fast.ai

That website is generated automatically from the notebooks in this repo.

Take a look around -- all the things you'd hope to see in a high-quality project are there. It's all done for you by nbdev. For instance, see the nice README? Built from a notebook!
github.com/fastai/nbdev/

nbdev v1 is already recommended by experts, and v2 is a big step up again.

"From my point of view it is close to a Pareto improvement over traditional Python library development." Thankyou @erikgaas 😀

Here's an example of the beautiful and useful docs that are auto-generated by nbdev+Quarto.
nbdev.fast.ai/merge.html

Here's an example of an exported function in a notebook cell. This is automatically added to the python module, and the documentation you see on the right is auto-generated.
nbdev.fast.ai/merge.html#nbd…

Every time we update a notebook to change the docs, library, or tests, everything is checked by @github Actions automatically

Here's the @pypi pip installer that's auto-generated. See the description? That's created for you from the notebook you use for your documentation homepage (just like the README, and the description for your conda package)
pypi.org/project/nbdev/

I've barely scratched the surface in this brief tweet thread! For much more information, take a look at the blog post authored with @HamelHusain
fast.ai/2022/07/28/nbd…

This launch wouldn't have been possible without some amazing people. I'd especially like to highlight Hamel & @wasimlorgat, who made nbdev2 a far better product than it would have been without them, JJ Allaire @fly_upside_down & the @quarto_pub team, & the @fastdotai community