From 767655a9b93bcf48404efac27f2846de72965a12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Blaise Thompson Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 15:07:37 -0600 Subject: 2018-03-02 15:07 --- software/chapter.tex | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'software/chapter.tex') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3