Seeking Enlightenment: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice Techniques in a Research Software Engineering Team

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.16827v1
• Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:52:18 GMT
• Title: Seeking Enlightenment: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice Techniques in a Research Software Engineering Team
• Authors: Reed Milewicz, Jon Bisila, Miranda Mundt, Joshua Teves,
• Abstract summary: Evidence-based practice (EBP) in software engineering aims to improve decision-making in software development by complementing practitioners' professional judgment with high-quality evidence from research. We believe the use of EBP techniques may be helpful for research software engineers (RSEs) in their work to bring software engineering best practices to scientific software development. We present an experience report on the use of a particular EBP technique, rapid reviews, within an RSE team at Sandia National Laboratories, and present practical recommendations for how to address barriers to EBP adoption within the RSE community.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Evidence-based practice (EBP) in software engineering aims to improve decision-making in software development by complementing practitioners' professional judgment with high-quality evidence from research. We believe the use of EBP techniques may be helpful for research software engineers (RSEs) in their work to bring software engineering best practices to scientific software development. In this study, we present an experience report on the use of a particular EBP technique, rapid reviews, within an RSE team at Sandia National Laboratories, and present practical recommendations for how to address barriers to EBP adoption within the RSE community.

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