1/ Has anyone seen a tutorial on writing safe, reproducible, and sharable software structured as an supplement to a first course in programming for scientists? Topics including things like: - Unit testing - Version control - Containers
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2/ Unit testing isn't complicated. And, it's a natural idea to scientists. VCS is initially confusing. But, you'll have an itch for it on day 3 when you copy <my_proj> to <my_proj>_2. Containers are initially confusing. But, shipping a facsimile laboratory is a clear win.
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3/ To experienced scientists, these are obvious tools that you use every day. But, for scientists who aren't devs first, these aren't often introduced methodically. And, it may be easier to teach intertwined with development, because that's the normal mode of safe development.
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Oh, good recommendation. He's developed something related to what I've been working on!
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