(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.4212) A Crack in the Code

[Michael Metcalf]

This might be of interest to some of you.

Regards,

Mike Metcalf

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NEW WEBINAR ON PHYSICSWORLD.COM

A Crack in the Code: Why software fails in scientific research, and how to
fix it
Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
Time: 3 p.m. GMT (4 p.m. Central Europe, 11 a.m. East Coast US)
Where: online - registration is FREE at
http://physicsworld.com/cws/m/1651/14475/go/webinar9

Millions of lines of code have been developed to support scientific
research. Unfortunately most of this software is barely fit for purpose
compared with equivalent systems in the commercial world. The code is hard
to understand and maintain, lacking documentation and version control, and
is continually “re-invented” as the software developers move on to new
projects.

This webinar will investigate how this situation has come about, why it is
important to the future of research, and what can be done about it.