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diff --git a/software/chapter.tex b/software/chapter.tex index 7ad483a..f8ceff7 100644 --- a/software/chapter.tex +++ b/software/chapter.tex @@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ Cutting-edge science increasingly relies on custom software. In their 2008 survey,
\textcite{HannayJoErskine2009a} demonstrated just how important software is to the modern
scientist. %
-\begin{enumerate}[topsep=-1.5ex, itemsep=0ex, partopsep=0ex, parsep=0ex, label=$\rightarrow$]
- \item 84.3\% of surveyed scientists state that developing scientific software is important or very important for their own research.
- \item 91.2\% of surveyed scientists state that using scientific software is important or very important for their own research.
- \item On average, scientists spend approximately 40\% of their work time using scientific software.
- \item On average, scientists spend approximately 30\% of their work time developing scientific software.
-\end{enumerate}
-Despite the importance of software to science and scientists, most scientists are not familiar with basic software engineering concepts.
+\begin{ditemize}
+ \item 84.3\% of surveyed scientists state that developing scientific software is important or
+ very important for their own research.
+ \item 91.2\% of surveyed scientists state that using scientific software is important or very
+ important for their own research.
+ \item On average, scientists spend approximately 40\% of their work time using scientific
+ software.
+ \item On average, scientists spend approximately 30\% of their work time developing scientific
+ software.
+\end{ditemize}
+Despite the importance of software to science and scientists, most scientists are not familiar with
+basic software engineering concepts. %
% TODO: demonstrate that `most scientists are not familiar with basic software engineering concepts'
This is in part due to the their general lack of formal training in programming and software development. \textcite{HannayJoErskine2009a} found that over 90\% of scientists learn software development through `informal self study'. Indeed, I myself have never been formally trained in software development.
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