A survey of researchers' code sharing and code reuse practices, and assessment of interactive notebook prototypes.

ABSTRACT: This research aimed to understand the needs and habits of researchers in relation to code sharing and reuse; gather feedback on prototype code notebooks created by NeuroLibre; and help determine strategies that publishers could use to increase code sharing. We surveyed 188 researchers in computational biology. Respondents were asked about how often and why they look at code, which methods of accessing code they find useful and why, what aspects of code sharing are important to them, and how satisfied they are with their ability to complete these tasks. Respondents were asked to look at a prototype code notebook and give feedback on its features. Respondents were also asked how much time they spent preparing code and if they would be willing to increase this to use a code sharing tool, such

SUBMITTER: Cadwallader L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406794 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature