> Another issue is that researchers don't normally use good software engineering practices. I have yet to be given any code that has even a single unit test. So

> Another issue is that researchers don't normally use good software engineering practices. I have yet to be given any code that has even a single unit test. Source control is being used these days, but the repositories are usually unorganized messes with unhelpful commit histories. Funny, that sounds exactly like my IT Dept.'s approach to coding. I work in Operations and was exposed to their approach when helping them translate some business rules into SQL for the warehouse management system. During the course of interaction the IT Director lost the code we had worked on together twice, keeps the requirements docs in his email etc. etc. Me: your engineering practices are terrible He: We don't have time to do it properly Me: but somehow we have time to do it three times I told my manager but no-one really understands or cares enough. The Warehousing Director calling out the IT Director about his approach to IT - where would that all end ?