Github only really supports the subset of scientists with good programming skills. It's optimised for programming, not for science
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there are many non-programmer communities using github effectively - it just happens that the tools are highly adaptable
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Replying to @blahah404 @o_guest and
I'm confident that a tiny tiny fraction of scientists have uploaded any work to github. I expect most of my colleagues don't have an account
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both of those statements are true, but don't affect whether Github is a good tool for scientists.
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Don’t get me wrong; I love github! But to a less-technical user it could be bewildering. "Sciencehub" would be simpler and use diff language
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Replying to @psychopy @blahah404 and
I think a super core prob regardless is that some technical skills are unavoidably needed to use any *hub like system.
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agreed - all the non-coder communities I know of using github do so because of training offered by libraries or
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but most programmers also need a lot of resources to learn to use github effectively
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Certainly it's a complex tool. Been using it for almost 5 years still not 100% proficient. Self taught. Etc.
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I'm saying that but there's people who only use github via a gui. So credit to me for always cli'ing.
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Also there's whole journals on github eg @JOSS_TheOJ @ReScienceEds etc
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Replying to @o_guest @blahah404 and
Also versioned papers are possible in
@pubpub which also offers lively commenting/open peer review environment and will soon support git0 replies 1 retweet 2 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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