Abstract / Description of output
Progress is being made in code discoverability and preservation, but as
discussed at ADASS XXI, many codes still remain hidden from public view.
With the Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) now indexed by the
SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), the introduction of a new
journal, Astronomy & Computing, focused on astrophysics software,
and the increasing success of education efforts such as Software
Carpentry and SciCoder, the community has the opportunity to set a
higher standard for its science by encouraging the release of software
for examination and possible reuse. We assembled representatives of the
community to present issues inhibiting code release and sought
suggestions for tackling these factors.
The session began with brief statements by panelists; the floor was then
opened for discussion and ideas. Comments covered a diverse range of
related topics and points of view, with apparent support for the
propositions that algorithms should be readily available, code used to
produce published scientific results should be made available, and there
should be discovery mechanisms to allow these to be found easily. With
increased use of resources such as GitHub (for code availability), ASCL
(for code discovery), and a stated strong preference from the new
journal Astronomy & Computing for code release, we expect to see
additional progress over the next few years.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXII |
Publisher | ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC |
Pages | 383 |
Volume | 475 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2013 |