I didn't downvote but... I'm skeptical that specific tools and "formalities" like requiring Docker containers will do a lot to improve the quality of scientifi

I didn't downvote but... I'm skeptical that specific tools and "formalities" like requiring Docker containers will do a lot to improve the quality of scientific research. Obviously, being able to re-run an old analysis is better than not being able to do so but that wouldn't have helped (much) with this issue The root cause here was a conceptual problem, not a library version mismatch. They used the same data to a) group data points into bins and b) test for differences between those bins. Having a perfectly-engineered, smoothly-running pipeline might have made it easier to confirm the result, but I don't think it would help detect it. The things that would have things like rewarding collaboration (more eyes make bugs shallower) instead of rewarding mostly lead authorship, time and support to carefully mull over findings instead of a helter-skelter rush to publish, and a publication culture that doesn't avoid ambiguity. Those are much harder to achieve though....