10.6084/m9.figshare.5331814.v3
Francisco Queiroz
Francisco
Queiroz
Raniere Silva
Raniere
Silva
Jonah Miller
Jonah
Miller
Sandor Brockhauser
Sandor
Brockhauser
Hans Fangohr
Hans
Fangohr
Track 1 Paper: Good Usability Practices in Scientific Software Development
figshare
2017
WSSSPE5.1
Best Practices
Usability
Scientific Software
Computational Science
Software for Science
Computer Software not elsewhere classified
Computer-Human Interaction
2017-08-31 13:53:59
Journal contribution
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Track_1_Paper_Good_Usability_Practices_in_Scientific_Software_Development/5331814
<div>Scientific software often presents very particular requirements regarding usability, which is often completely overlooked in this setting. As computational science has emerged as its own discipline, distinct from theoretical and experimental science, it has put new requirements on future scientific software developments. In this paper, we discuss the background of these problems and introduce nine aspects of good usability. We also highlight best practices for each aspect with an emphasis on applications in computational science.</div>