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> Epidemic experts shouldn't be writing the implementation of their model, they should defer to the experts. Believe me, a lot of scientists would love to. But
by veddox 6y ago
> Epidemic experts shouldn't be writing the implementation of their model, they should defer to the experts.
Believe me, a lot of scientists would love to. But as pointed out in the OP: it is next to impossible to get funding for a paid software developer position in a research team. It's a problem the scientific community is increasingly aware of, but changing funding guidelines takes a long time. (Source: computational biologist)
- chasd00 6y agoThat's a fair point. Also, passing judgement on source code is a very easy thing to do. May he who writes/maintains perfect code cast the first stone.
- downerending 6y agoMost scientific software isn't of subtly poor quality. Most scientific software is a stinking, flaming dumpster fire that looks like it was written by packs of drunk kindergartners.