Good enough practices in scientific computing.

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2017Author
Wilson, Greg
Bryan, Jennifer
Cranston, Karen
Kitzes, Justin
Nederbragt, Lex
Teal, Tracy
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Computers are now essential in all branches of science, but most researchers are never taught the equivalent of basic lab skills for research computing. As a result, data can get lost, analyses can take much longer than necessary, and researchers are limited in how effectively they can work with software and data. Computing workflows need to follow the same practices as lab projects and notebooks, with organized data, documented steps, and the project structured for reproducibility, but researchers new to computing often don't know where to start. This paper presents a set of good computing practices that every researcher can adopt, regardless of their current level of computational skill. These practices, which encompass data management, programming, collaborating with colleagues, organizing projects, tracking work, and writing manuscripts, are drawn from a wide variety of published sources from our daily lives and from our work with volunteer organizations that have delivered worksho.....
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PLOS Computational BiologyVolume
13Issue
6Page Range
e100551, 20pp,Document Language
enBest Practice Type
Best PracticeDOI Original
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510Citation
Wilson, G. J. ; Bryan, K. ; Cranston, J. ; Kitzes, L. ; Nederbragt, and Teal, T.K. (2017) Good enough practices in scientific computing. PLOS Computational. Biology, 13(6), e1005510,20pp. DOI:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510.Collections