[mesa-users] mesa-web usage and your version 2.0 suggestions

[Carl E. Fields]

Hello everyone,

Thank you for the suggestions! I have noted these and look forward to
working them into MESA-Web.

In addition to looking for suggestions, we are always delighted to hear
how MESA-Web has helped you in the classroom or with your workshop.
Feel free to drop me or Frank a line in such a case.

This will also help in our efforts to expand MESA-Web.

Best,

Carl

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Frank Timmes <fxt44 at mac.com> wrote:

> hi mike,
>
> thanks for the suggestion.
>
> mesa-web currently runs on 4 cores of a central IT linux partition.
> one core for the web interface (carl's), one for the backend magic (carl's,
> informed a toouch by rich's ez-web implementation), two for the actual
> mesa run.
>
> there was a time, when the compute resources were smaller, where demand
> outstripped capability. even though the demand is growing, it appears to
> not yet to exceed the capabilities of the current configuration.
> or at least we haven't heard any new complaints about throughput ...
>
> fxt
>
>
>
> > On Feb 3, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Michal Simon <michal.simon at stonybrook.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > I just checked out mess-web.  It's MESA without tears!  What a good
> > idea.  Thanks to all behind it!
> >
> > A suggestion:  In my use of MESA to calculate PMS evolutionary tracks
> > I do not need models to run beyond some age, often the ZAMS.  I suggest
> > that among the input parameters the user has the option to set an age at
> which
> > to end the calculation.
> >
> > BTW, what machine is mesa-web run on and do you find the demand to be
> high?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Michal Simon
> > Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Research Professor
> > Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
> > Stony Brook University
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Frank Timmes <fxt44 at mac.com> wrote:
> >> thanks for sharing this data.
> >> a straight line by eye suggests ~8/day, about twice of mesa-web's
> current usage.
> >> mesa-web includes a front page link to ez-web. its all good.
> >>
> >>
> >>> not sure why.
> >>
> >> ez-web was first to market. starting some 5 years before mesa-web
> >> probably gives a user base that is comfortable with the tool.
> >> ... and we can guess how much syllabi usually change from year to year
> ....
> >>
> >> basically, mesa-web has to innovate its way to the top slot.
> >>
> >> fxt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Feb 3, 2017, at 10:29 AM, RICHARD H D TOWNSEND <
> townsend at astro.wisc.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Nice plot! The fall semester ‘bump' also shows up in the EZ-Web data,
> and in some years the spring semester can also be seen.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> There’s no obvious drop-off in usage since MESA-Web came online,
> despite my putting a recommendation to switch over. So, there’s a segment
> of the ‘market’ which MESA-Web still hasn’t captured; not sure why.
> >>>
> >>> cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Rich
> >>>
> >>>> On Feb 2, 2017, at 3:24 PM, Frank Timmes <fxt44 at mac.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> attached is plot showing that mesa-web, http://mesa-web.asu.edu ,
> >>>> continues to grow, with a nice kick coinciding with the fall 2016
> semester.
> >>>>
> >>>> we encourage using mesa-web for your spring 2017 course or workshop
> >>>> if you want/need a low-barrier option (no downloading, compiling, or
> command line).
> >>>>
> >>>> we anticipate enhancing mesa-web.
> >>>> while we have ideas on what would make-web even more use useful for
> >>>> the education & research communities, we like to hear your
> suggestions!
> >>>> reply to this message, or send carl or me a note.
> >>>>
> >>>> fxt & cef
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> <mesa_web_4jan2017.png>
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> >>> <ez-web.pdf>
> >>
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