The short version
Emacs notebook system combining executable code, research notes, plots, and PDF exports.
From the HackerLinks archive
Org Babel
Emacs notebook system combining executable code, research notes, plots, and PDF exports.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-10-02
Last seen:2026-10-02
Times seen:1
Website:orgmode.org
Why it caught our attention
Concrete research use is backed by an independent comment praising the runnable notebooks.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-10-02
“During my time as a researcher, I heavily used org-babel. I used it to put code for data wrangling, plots, and notes into a single document.”
mfld · author context · first hand use
Direct HN comment
“org-babel (which can make some very nice runnable notebooks)”
mijoharas · recommendation
Direct HN comment
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