# \[ANN\] Native Julia engine for quarto using QuartoNotebookRunner.jl

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-native-julia-engine-for-quarto-using-quartonotebookrunner-jl/112753>\
**Category:** Package Announcements\
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 5:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-native-julia-engine-for-quarto-using-quartonotebookrunner-jl/112753 "2024-04-10T05:48:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![gdestouet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gdestouet/32/6175_2.png) [@gdestouet](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gdestouet)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-native-julia-engine-for-quarto-using-quartonotebookrunner-jl/112753/61 "2026-04-10T08:13:26Z")

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Thank you for the new engine ! This is great that we do not have to install jupyter anymore.

I read in the documentation that the QuartoNotebook worker processes do not cache anything and do not provide reactive evaluation.

Is it planned to address this limitation and allow users to re-execute specific code blocks from the .qmd file, for example by sending them to an REPL loaded with the Main environment of the notebook?

This would be very helpful, especially when experimenting with data analysis and figures. Re-executing the entire notebook for each minor change is impractical.

My current workaround is to use an independent parallel REPL, where I send the code blocks and then manually re-render the notebook. Ultimately, however, the same code is executed twice.

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**Author:** ![mike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mike/32/39_2.png) [@mike](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mike)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-native-julia-engine-for-quarto-using-quartonotebookrunner-jl/112753/62 "2026-04-10T18:25:28Z")

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> [@gdestouet](#):
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> Is it planned to address this

Not at present, though maybe at some point if time allows.

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