December 2021 Meetup of the NL-RSE Community. Academia vs. Industry: Differences in Software Engineering
Location
The call will be conducted with the ZOOM conferencing platform. Follow Joining the Meeting instructions.
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Registration
The registration is free.
You can register for the meetup via this Eventbrite page.
Agenda
| Time | Responsible | Type | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:15 | hello & coffee | ||
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Derek & Sorrel | Talk | Software Development & Management Practices: A loose comparison between the academic and industrial settings |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | everyone | Time for Q&A | |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | everyone | Coffee break | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Bauke Brenninkmeijer | Talk | Options for open and FAIR data from industry |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | everyone | Time for Q&A | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | everyone | General discussion |
Abstracts
Software Development & Management Practices: A loose comparison between the academic and industrial settings.
Academic software development and management practices (particularly as conducted outside dedicated RSE organisations) often differ from those of commercial development settings, and are often researched and tested much less in-depth. In this talk by Derek Groen (Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Brunel, involved in 5 research software projects and guilty of 180 GitHub commits in the last year) and Sorrel Harriet (current Continuous Learning Lead at Armakuni and previously Lecturer at Leeds Trinity University) we look at these practices from a few different angles. We summarize a case study of software development practices in four open-source scientific codes over a period of nine years and show that the transient nature of the development team results in the adoption of different development strategies, and that many of the academic benefits (e.g. in published papers) are only measurable three years after the development has completed. We also provide insights from a recent survey we conducted among academics on common practices in research software projects, and provide insights on how concepts from agile coaching (such as a focus on team learning, surfacing tech debt and redefining what is considered success) could bring possible benefit for RSE projects. Last but not least, we'll share some of our own experiences in research software development as part of large-scale (EU) projects, and open the floor for collective brainstorming on how we can all do a better job!
Options for open and FAIR data from industry
TBC
Call for Contributions
We are always looking for speakers and exciting topics, please contact the host Carlos Martinez if you would like to give a talk or are interested in learning about some specific topics.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the host Carlos Martinez
NL-RSE. The community of Research Software Engineers from Dutch universities, knowledge institutes, companies and other relevant organizations for sharing knowledge, organizing meetings and raising awareness for the scientific recognition of research software.