[Incf-ocns-software-wg] Call for participation: task force to work on Software development guidelines/best practices

[atheer alrammahi]

Hello

I'm Atheer, a PhD student in AI from Iraq, I would like to join the team
although my software knowledge is high level, how can I help?

Greetings

On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 1:03 PM Ankur Sinha <sanjay.ankur at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> As discussed in the last monthly meeting, we would like to set up a
> task force to work on delivering the first version the software
> development guidelines/best practices.
>
>
> https://ocns.github.io/SoftwareWG/2022/09/27/wg-meeting-19-september-2022.html
>
> Context
> --------
>
> Computational neuroscience, and neuroscience in general, is extremely
> multi-disciplinary. We are a mix of physicists, mathematicians,
> biologists, chemists, engineers, computer scientists and more. Not all
> these sectors receive formal training on software development---a lot of
> us just learn what we need "on the job".
>
> Usually, this means that folks are not aware of the best/suggested
> software development best practices. This tends to result in "code
> smell"[1] which leads to all sorts of general issues that the general
> scientific community worries about, e.g.:
>
> - code not being openly shared: if people perceive their code to be "not
>   well written", they are less likely to share it openly
> - unmaintained code: sometime after the code was shared/published, it is
>   already outdated/unmaintained and requires lots of work to
>   re-run/re-use
> - reproducibility issues: does not reproduce the same results when run
>   on different environments/platforms
>
> So the goal here is to come up with a simple set of rules/do's and
> don'ts/shoulds and musts that the community can use as a reference.
>
> Please see this ticket for more information and discussion:
> https://github.com/OCNS/SoftwareWG/issues/113
>
> Join the task force
> -------------------
>
> Task forces are temporary teams that come together for the duration of a
> project. Task forces work autonomously to deliver the goals/requirements
> of the project. They decide when they meet, and how they work, and what
> specific tasks/steps they take.
>
> To join a task force, one must commit to spending time (a few hours a
> week) on the activities of the task force:
>
> - to work on the project related tasks that you are responsible for
> - to regularly attend the meetings of the task force (frequency/time
>   etc. to be decided by the task force itself)
>
> Please comment on this ticket to let us know if you would like to join
> this task force:
>
> https://github.com/OCNS/SoftwareWG/issues/116
>
> Why should you join the task force?
> ------------------------------------
>
> There are lots of benefits of joining task forces. Here's an incomplete
> list:
>
> - form and strengthen connections with others in the research community
> - gain and exchange in-depth knowledge on the project and related subjects
> - have an extra, smaller, project to work on and gain regular positive
>   reinforcement from (very useful for days when our primary projects are
>   going slow or not going anywhere at all)
>
> Projects may also lead to short papers, although that is for
> the task force to decide.
>
> Finally, all of this contributes to a stronger professional profile.
>
> So, we'd really encourage everyone to please strongly consider
> participating in the task force.
>
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_smell
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Ankur Sinha (He / Him / His) | https://ankursinha.in
> Research Fellow at the Silver Lab, University College London |
> http://silverlab.org/
> Free/Open <http://silverlab.org/Free/Open> source community volunteer at
> the NeuroFedora project | https://neuro.fedoraproject.org
> Time zone: Europe/London
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*ATHEER HADI ISSA AL-RAMMAHI*
*University of Al-Qadisiyah*
*Iraq*
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