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Publish your computer code: it is good enough

Contributed by:Adam Webb
Originally posted:14th October 2010: 11:52 am
Short URL:http://gen2phen.org/node/28722
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Article in Nature:

That the code is a little raw is one of the main reasons scientists give for not sharing it with others. Yet, software in all trades is written to be good enough for the job intended. So if your code is good enough to do the job, then it is good enough to release — and releasing it will help your research and your field.

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#1 Follow-up blog posting on

Submitted by Administrator on Thu, 14/10/2010 - 16:29.

Follow-up blog posting on Nature Networks:

http://blogs.nature.com/fejes/2010/10/13/publish-your-computer-code-comment-on-a-nature-news-article

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