10.6084/m9.figshare.10114880.v4
David E. Bernholdt
David E.
Bernholdt
Anshu Dubey
Anshu
Dubey
Michael Heroux
Michael
Heroux
Jared O'Neal
Jared
O'Neal
SC19 Tutorial: Better Scientific Software
figshare
2019
sc19-bssw-tutorial
software productivity
software sustainability
software development
Software Engineering
Applied Computer Science
2019-11-18 23:27:17
Presentation
https://figshare.com/articles/presentation/SC19_Tutorial_Better_Scientific_Software/10114880
The computational science and engineering (CSE) community is in the midst of an extremely challenging period created by the confluence of disruptive changes in computing architectures, demand for greater scientific reproducibility, and new opportunities for greatly improved simulation capabilities, especially through coupling physics and scales. Computer architecture changes require new software design and implementation strategies, including significant refactoring of existing code. Reproducibility demands require more rigor across the entire software endeavor. Code coupling requires aggregate team interactions including integration of software processes and practices. These challenges demand large investments in scientific software development and improved practices. Focusing on improved developer productivity and software sustainability is both urgent and essential.<br><br>This tutorial will provide information and hands-on experience with software practices, processes, and tools explicitly tailored for CSE. Goals are improving the productivity of those who develop CSE software and increasing the sustainability of software artifacts. We discuss practices that are relevant for projects of all sizes, with emphasis on small teams, and on aggregate teams composed of small teams. Topics include software licensing, effective models, tools, and processes for small teams (including agile workflow management), reproducibility, and scientific software testing (including automated testing and continuous integration).<div><br></div><div>Presented at SC ‘19: International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Denver Colorado, 2019 on 2019-11-18.<br></div>