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Software Carpentry: Lessons Learned

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Journal F1000Res
Date 2016 Mar 19
PMID 24715981
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Abstract

Since its start in 1998, Software Carpentry has evolved from a week-long training course at the US national laboratories into a worldwide volunteer effort to improve researchers' computing skills. This paper explains what we have learned along the way, the challenges we now face, and our plans for the future.

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