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Using lab automation equipment, and listing out which equipment was used is another step in the right direction. I'm thinking about it from the perspective of
by nwah1 7y ago
Using lab automation equipment, and listing out which equipment was used is another step in the right direction.
I'm thinking about it from the perspective of a software developer for whom things like jenkinsfiles, vagrantfiles, and CloudFormation templates are a thing.
Science should have a similar standardized domain-specific way to specify their experiment setup procedures.
- wyattpeak 7y agoScience does have a standardised domain-specific way to specify their experiment setup procedures. Scientists do list out which equipment they use. I think you're overstating the case for more addenda to the point of sophistry. All specification systems have weaknesses, and there are good reasons why those weaknesses are tolerated. The mere statement that a specification could be more accurate, without engaging with those reasons, isn't productive.