Towards computational reproducibility: researcher perspectives on the use and sharing of software.

ABSTRACT: Research software, which includes both source code and executables used as part of the research process, presents a significant challenge for efforts aimed at ensuring reproducibility. In order to inform such efforts, we conducted a survey to better understand the characteristics of research software as well as how it is created, used, and shared by researchers. Based on the responses of 215 participants, representing a range of research disciplines, we found that researchers create, use, and share software in a wide variety of forms for a wide variety of purposes, including data collection, data analysis, data visualization, data cleaning and organization, and automation. More participants indicated that they use open source software than commercial software. While a relatively small numb

SUBMITTER: AlNoamany Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7924683 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature