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⚠️ JupyterLab 4.4.4 Upgrade Risk Assessment: Known Regressions and Critical Issues #1747

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JupyterLab 4.4.4 Upgrade Risk Assessment

Overview

This issue tracks known regressions and critical issues identified during analysis of upgrading from JupyterLab 4.2.7 to 4.4.4 in PR #1218. The analysis revealed multiple concerning issues that could impact user productivity and notebook functionality.

🚨 Critical Regression Issues

πŸ“œ Scrolling and Cell Rendering Issues

⚠️ Cell Execution and Navigation Issues

πŸ’» Code Editing Issues

πŸŽ›οΈ Layout and State Management Issues

πŸ”΄ Data Integrity Concerns

πŸ“Š Impact Summary

High Impact (User Productivity)

  1. Scrolling instability - Severely impacts basic notebook navigation
  2. Console prompt regression - Breaks established workflow patterns
  3. Cell execution ordering - Risk of data loss/confusion

Medium Impact (Feature Functionality)

  1. Stream output persistence - Affects output management
  2. Layout preservation - Workflow disruption on restart
  3. Code editing regression - Syntax highlighting and formatting issues

Current Status

  • 20 open regression-labeled issues in JupyterLab repository
  • Multiple cross-browser issues (Safari worst affected)
  • No High/Critical priority labels currently assigned

🎯 Recommendations

Immediate Actions

  1. Thorough staging testing required before production deployment
  2. User acceptance testing focused on scrolling and cell navigation
  3. Rollback plan preparation

Monitoring Requirements

  1. Track upstream JupyterLab regression fixes
  2. Monitor user feedback on notebook usability
  3. Assess impact on data science workflows

Risk Mitigation

  1. Consider delaying upgrade until key regressions are resolved
  2. Implement user training for behavior changes (console prompt)
  3. Document known issues for user support teams

πŸ“ Next Steps

  • Validate JupyterLab 4.4.4 official release status
  • Set up monitoring for upstream issue resolution
  • Plan user impact assessment for identified regressions
  • Define acceptance criteria for upgrade deployment

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