[yt-dev] Fwd: [Science Lab] Launching a second pilot on code review in science

[Matthew Turk]

This seems like it could be an interesting match for either yt or Enzo.


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From: Kaitlin Thaney <kaitlin at mozillafoundation.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Subject: [Science Lab] Launching a second pilot on code review in science
To:


We are launching a second pilot study of code review in science this
February, and want you to take part. The main findings of our first
study were:

everyone involved thought it could be useful, but
a drive-by review after work is “finished” isn’t.

This time, we’re pairing experienced mentors with small groups of
scientists who are ready to start giving code review a try. The mentor
will do a few reviews at the outset to get things rolling, but after
that will act as a coach to help the scientists learn how to do
reviews themselves.

Our goal is to find out whether code review will have the same
benefits in science as it does in open source and commercial software
development. More importantly, though, we want to see whether
integrating code review into the research cycle will spur scientists
to work in more open, more collaborative ways in general. Once
researchers are used to reading one another’s code, will they be more
likely to re-use it as well? Will adoption of code review encourage
them to use more open tools in writing their papers, and help them see
how to make data more reusable as well?

If you would like to take part (either as a mentor or as a team being
mentored), please get in touch – we’d be grateful for your help.

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http://mozillascience.org/launching-a-second-pilot-study-of-code-review-in-science/

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Kaitlin Thaney
Director, Mozilla Science Lab
@kaythaney ; @MozillaScience
skype / IRC: kaythaney




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