Better Science Code (43:43)

Better Science Code (43:43)

Date Posted:  May 12, 2017
Date Recorded:  May 10, 2017
Speaker(s):  Eric Denovellis
  • Computational Tutorials
Description: 

This tutorial focuses on best coding practices to develop code that is reusable, sharable, and bug free. It highlights issues such as documentation, version control, and unit testing, through hands-on computer exercises.

Taught by: Eric Denovellis, Boston University

References for the tutorial can be found here: https://github.com/edeno/Better-Science-Code

Slides and resources will be posted on the computational tutorials stellar page. 
slides, references, and exercises: https://stellar.mit.edu/S/project/bcs-comp-tut/materials.html
videos: http://cbmm.mit.edu/videos?field_video_grouping_tid[0]=781

Eric Denovellis is a postdoctoral researcher in the BU Math & Statistics Department, working with Mark Kramer and Uri Eden. He received his Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience from BU and is currently developing statistical methods (and code) for electrophysiological data.