Four simple recommendations to encourage best practices in research software

Scientific research relies on computer software, yet software is not always developed following practices that ensure its quality and sustainability. This manuscript does not aim to propose new software development best practices, but rather to provide simple recommendations that encourage the adopt...

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Autores: Jiménez, Rafael C., Kuzak, Mateusz, Alhamdoosh, Monther, Barker, Michelle, Batut, Bérénice, Borg, Mikael, Capella Gutiérrez, Salvador Jesús, 1985-, Chue Hong, Neil, Cook, Martin, Corpas, Manuel, Flannery, Madison, Garcia, Leyla, Gelpí Buchaca, Josep Lluís, Gladman, Simon, Goble, Carole, González-Ferreiro, Montserrat, Gonzalez-Beltran, Alejandra, Griffin, Philippa C. , Grüning, Björn, Hagberg, Jonas , Holub, Petr, Hooft, Rob W. W., Ison, Jon, Katz, Daniel S., Leskosek, Brane, López Gómez, Federico, Oliveira, Luis J., Mellor, David, Mosbergen, Rowland, Mulder, Nicola, Perez-Riverol, Yasset, Pergl, Robert, Pichler, Horst, Pope, Bernard, Sanz, Ferran, Schneider, Maria V., Stodden, Victoria, Suchecki, Radosław, Svobodová Vařeková, Rarka
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/112973
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/112973
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Recerca
Informàtica
Ciència
Research
Computer science
Science
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Resumo:Scientific research relies on computer software, yet software is not always developed following practices that ensure its quality and sustainability. This manuscript does not aim to propose new software development best practices, but rather to provide simple recommendations that encourage the adoption of existing best practices. Software development best practices promote better quality software, and better quality software improves the reproducibility and reusability of research. These recommendations are designed around Open Source values, and provide practical suggestions that contribute to making research software and its source code more discoverable, reusable and transparent. This manuscript is aimed at developers, but also at organisations, projects, journals and funders that can increase the quality and sustainability of research software by encouraging the adoption of these recommendations.

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