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A debugging journey into the unknown (part I)
A debugging journey into the unknown (part I)
Faced with a buggy library, most people will just give up and wait for a patch to be released. Certainly not our engineers.
Fast-Forward Merges on GitHub
Fast-Forward Merges on GitHub
The year is 2025 CE and GitHub.com still can’t do “fast-forward” merges via its web-interface. But you can; I’ll show you how.
Reproducible research with The Turing Way
Reproducible research with The Turing Way
The Netherlands eScience Center and Turing Way have long been collaborating on the common goal to improve reproducible research practices
A Different Game
A Different Game
To build complex software, highly skilled programmers are essential. But only effective collaboration enables them to achieve big things.
How to run a containerized Agent-Based Model on HPC
How to run a containerized Agent-Based Model on HPC
This blog was written by Faruk Diblen and Olga Lyashevska.
My experience of getting codechecked
My experience of getting codechecked
By eScience Fellow Eduard Klapwijk
Out of office: holiday mode activated
Out of office: holiday mode activated
As the year winds down, the Netherlands eScience Center editorial team will be taking a short hiatus for the holidays to recharge and…
Amsterdam as seen by a weather model
Amsterdam as seen by a weather model
Visualizing local climate zones in 3D with the Cityblocks package
How much research output is really open, and how can we tell?
How much research output is really open, and how can we tell?
Written by Esther Plomp, Meron Vermaas, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Nemo Andrea, Ewan Cahen, Felix Weijdema, Dorien Huijser, Marta Teperek…
Is scientific software the new land grab?
Is scientific software the new land grab?
Scientific software platforms are not always as open as they look at first sight. Avoid getting locked in with this advice!
From Pandemic Response to Package Development
From Pandemic Response to Package Development
By Fenne Riemslagh
How is research software managed at UMCs? Insights from a first meetup
How is research software managed at UMCs? Insights from a first meetup
Written by eScience Center Fellow Thomas Pronk
Beyond research
Beyond research
‘Beyond research’ is a new mini-series we are starting on the eScience Center blog. We want to give you some insight into the interests…
From Corridor Coincidences to Cellular Cartography: The grlc Story
From Corridor Coincidences to Cellular Cartography: The grlc Story
This is the story of grlc, a tool that transforms complex linked data queries into user-friendly web interfaces. We interviewed grlc’s…
The magic of teaching about the anti-magic of generative AI
The magic of teaching about the anti-magic of generative AI
On the use and abuse of generative artificial intelligence by students
Why should you care about reproducible code — and how to get started?
Why should you care about reproducible code — and how to get started?
On 23 April 2024, the first ‘National Research Software Day’ took place in Hilversum, the Netherlands. During the unconference part of the…
National Research Software Day: National Infrastructures for Sustainable Software
National Research Software Day: National Infrastructures for Sustainable Software
Written by Luisa Orozco, Daniela Gawehns, and Carlos Martinez-Ortiz
(Un)wieldy workflows with WRF
(Un)wieldy workflows with WRF
Streamlining experiments with the Weather Research and Forecasting model
Research software is critical to the future of AI-driven research
Research software is critical to the future of AI-driven research
By Michelle Barker, Kim Hartley, Daniel S. Katz, Richard Littauer, Qian Zhang, Shurui Zhou, Jyoti Bhogal
Decoding Research Software Impact: A Collaborative Journey
Decoding Research Software Impact: A Collaborative Journey
On 23 April 2024, the first ‘National Research Software Day’ took place in Hilversum, the Netherlands. During the unconference part of the…
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