In 2025 I was doing my last semester of Engineering MSc at University of Twente, Netherlands. It was quite difficult to live outside of France for a semester, I remember having a hard class about sensor calibration.
We had to compute metrics about an accelerometer, but the measurements were inperfect. The teacher gave a python script to inspect the data but it was almost useless. At that point I decided to spin up a pluto notebook with makie. Ten minutes later, without AI (that wasnât really a thing for students in January 2025âŚ), I had a working visualization of the situation, with sliders and the dynamic cells of pluto.
Another 20 minutes later the homework was essentially done. I graduated in October 2025 and I started a PhD, where I use pluto a lot.
So long, @fonsp ,
Youâve made history in shaping julia for the better. If MIT and other institutions have used pluto, I cannot think of a better endorsement of the quality work you do. May you have wilder adventures wherever you set foot; Iâm sure you have still a lot to offer the computing world. Dank je wel, en tot ziens!
Joining a bit late in the discussion but I also wanted to thank you wholeheartedly @fonsp for creating Pluto.
While I did venture into julia a bit before Pluto was a thing, it really is thanks to Pluto that I managed to convice my managers at work to use julia. It has also been my first introduction to open-source contribution and I will always be very grateful for that!
I already knew since a while about your decision to go and I fully understand. Enjoy your new adventures and hopefully youâll come back from time to time to see the new amazing things happening in the julia world
Thank you for you contribution. I donât post much here, but I reach for Pluto on a weekly basis. Pluto makes it so easy to get something going and to share the results with colleagues - and makes it fun
Sorry for necroposting, but I just stumbled upon this dubious creation of mine again. Since the thread above has turned into our collective memory of Pluto and Fons, I thought it wouldnât be complete without a theme song.
Dear Fons,
I must say that i really loved your work on Pluto. It is one of the best things in Julia for me and its interactive capabilities are unmatched. I have showed some of my Pluto Notebooks to my friends and they were blown away with it.
I really really loves it modularity and interactiveness. Saved me several hours going through other methods. Your contribution will never be forgotten. May god bless your life for it : )
