Basic concepts behind interactive computing in Dnotebook
In order to write interactive code/Markdown in Dnotebook, you need to understand some concepts such as cells and persistency/state. We start this section by explaining these concepts.
Cells
A cell in Dnotebook is a unit block where code or text can be written in order to be executed. The following is an example screenshot showing code and Markdown cells:
Figure 2.3 – Empty code and Markdown cells in Dnotebook
Each cell has edit buttons that can be used for different purposes, as you'll see in the following screenshot:
Figure 2.4 – Action buttons available in each cell
Now, let's understand what these buttons do:
- Run: The Run button can be used to execute a cell in order to show the output.
- Add Code: The add code button has two variants (up and down) specified by the arrow direction. They can be used to add a code cell above or below...