Category Archives: Web 2.0

What makes computational open source software libraries successful?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by astrocompute

This is the title of a paper by Wolfgang Bangerth and Timo Heister, which appeared in Computational Science and Discovery, 6 (2013)  (you may need an account with IOP to download it).  They are mathematicians with many years experience in … Continue reading →

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Creating and evaluating data management plans

Posted on April 22, 2014 by astrocompute

At the request of the Editor of the Astronomy Source Code Library (ASCL),  I am reproducing this post by Jonathan Petters, Data Management Consultant, Johns Hopkins Data Management Services. In a recent discussion on preservation and sharing of research data, … Continue reading →

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Astroinformatics 2013 – The Denouement

Posted on December 18, 2013 by astrocompute

The  Astroinformatics 2013 meeting, hosted  by CSIRO, is now over. This successful conference discussed advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy. The agenda is here, along with a nearly complete list of  presentations, and … Continue reading →

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Astroinformatics 2013 – Day Five Morning, December 13 2013

Posted on December 12, 2013 by astrocompute

The last day, Day Five, of Astroinformatics 2013, hosted  by CSIRO, is now underway. In this successful meeting, we have been discussing advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy. You can see the agenda … Continue reading →

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Astroinformatics 2013 – Day Three, December 11 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by astrocompute

Day Three  of Astroinformatics 2013, hosted  by CSIRO, is well underway. We are discussing advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy. You can see the agenda here, along with a growing list of presentations, … Continue reading →

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Astroinformatics 2013 – Day Two Morning, December 10

Posted on December 9, 2013 by astrocompute

Day Two of  Astroinformatics 2013, hosted  by CSIRO, where we are discussing advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy. You can see the agenda here, along with a growing list of presentations, and you … Continue reading →

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Astroinformatics 2013 – Day One Morning, December 9

Posted on December 8, 2013 by astrocompute

I am in Marsfield, near Sydney, Australia for the Astroinformatics 2013 meeting, hosted  by CSIRO. This annual meeting discusses advances in data processing, manipulation and management – crucial topics in modern astronomy given the acceleration in the growth of data … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences

Posted on December 3, 2013 by astrocompute

This workshop was held on Sunday, November 17, 2013 as part of Supercomputing 2013. Some 60 people attended, although I am sorry to say I don’t think astronomy was well represented. The aim of the workshop was to discuss challenges … Continue reading →

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The Second Kepler Science Conference

Posted on November 9, 2013 by astrocompute

This week, I have been at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA, where I have had the pleasure of attending the Second Kepler Science Conference, which celebrates the extraordinary achievements of the Kepler mission.  There were of … Continue reading →

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Astrophysics Source Code Library: Where do we go from here?

Posted on October 11, 2013 by astrocompute

This week I am featuring a guest post by Ms. Alice Allen, the Editor of the the Astrophysics Source Code Library, an on-line index of codes used in astronomical research and that have been referenced in peer-reviewed journal articles.  The … Continue reading →

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