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Best Practices for Scientific Computing

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  • Greg Wilson
  • D A Aruliah
  • C Titus Brown
  • Neil P Chue Hong
  • Matt Davis
  • Richard T Guy
  • Steven H D Haddock
  • Kathryn D Huff
  • Ian M Mitchell
  • Mark D Plumbley
  • Ben Waugh
  • Ethan P White
  • Paul Wilson

Abstract

: We describe a set of best practices for scientific software development, based on research and experience, that will improve scientists' productivity and the reliability of their software.

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  • Greg Wilson & D A Aruliah & C Titus Brown & Neil P Chue Hong & Matt Davis & Richard T Guy & Steven H D Haddock & Kathryn D Huff & Ian M Mitchell & Mark D Plumbley & Ben Waugh & Ethan P White & Paul Wi, 2014. "Best Practices for Scientific Computing," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pbio00:1001745
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001745
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    1. Benjamin D Lee, 2018. "Ten simple rules for documenting scientific software," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-6, December.
    2. Glenda M Yenni & Erica M Christensen & Ellen K Bledsoe & Sarah R Supp & Renata M Diaz & Ethan P White & S K Morgan Ernest, 2019. "Developing a modern data workflow for regularly updated data," PLOS Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(1), pages 1-12, January.
    3. Daniel Nüst & Vanessa Sochat & Ben Marwick & Stephen J Eglen & Tim Head & Tony Hirst & Benjamin D Evans, 2020. "Ten simple rules for writing Dockerfiles for reproducible data science," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(11), pages 1-24, November.
    4. John D Blischak & Emily R Davenport & Greg Wilson, 2016. "A Quick Introduction to Version Control with Git and GitHub," PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(1), pages 1-18, January.
    5. Sean C Anderson & Cole C Monnahan & Kelli F Johnson & Kotaro Ono & Juan L Valero, 2014. "ss3sim: An R Package for Fisheries Stock Assessment Simulation with Stock Synthesis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(4), pages 1-7, April.

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