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+% SOFTWARE IS PART OF SCIENCE
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Cutting-edge science increasingly relies on custom software. In their 2008 survey,
\textcite{HannayJoErskine2009a} demonstrated just how important software is to the modern
scientist. %
@@ -39,6 +41,22 @@ 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.
+% GOOD SOFTWARE MAKES SCIENCE EASIER AND FASTER
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+% CHALLENGES IN SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
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+% scientific software---focused on extensibility
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Software development in a scientific context poses unique challenges. Many traditional software development paradigms demand an upfront articulation of goals and requirements. This allows the developers to carefully design their software, even before a single line of code is written. In her seminal 2005 case study \textcite{SegalJudith2005a} describes a collaboration between a team of researchers and a contracted team of software engineers. Ultimately
% TODO: finish the discussion of SegalJudith2005a
-% TODO: segue to reccomendation of agile development practices: http://agilemanifesto.org/
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+
+% HDF5
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+% SELF-DESCRIBING DATA
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+% OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
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+% SOURCE CONTROL AND VERSIONING
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+% LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION
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