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1. Hackathon-driven tutorial development [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

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Bruno M. Grande, Arjun Baghela, Anna Cavalla, Florian Privé, Peter Zhang, and Yisong Zhen

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Opinion Article, Articles, software, hackathon, documentation, tutorial, vignettes, programming, data science
Abstract

Software is essential for data science. However, several software tools remain out of reach for many users due to a lack of documentation, thus limiting progress in the field. Tutorial development by authors and users can greatly improve a tool's accessibility and accelerate its adoption. In this article, we explore hackathons such as hackseq as a venue for authors and users to develop tutorials to address the lack of documented software. We describe four advantages of hackathon-driven tutorial development as well as three challenges that we faced. We also discuss our experience with remote participation. In short, if properly prepared, hackathons can provide a productive venue for assembling a group of passionate people, including remote participants, to develop a suite of related tutorials and address the growing need for accessible software.

Published
2018
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2. Hackathon-driven tutorial development

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Arjun Baghela, Peter G. Zhang, Anna Cavalla, Bruno M. Grande, Yisong Zhen, Florian Privé, Simon Fraser University (SFU.ca), University of British Columbia (UBC), Eli Lilly and Company Limited [Windlesham], Biologie Computationnelle et Mathématique (TIMC-IMAG-BCM), Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité - Informatique, Mathématiques et Applications, Grenoble - UMR 5525 (TIMC-IMAG), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Fuwai Hospital, and China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

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Computer science, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], documentation, programming, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Field (computer science), World Wide Web, tutorial, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Documentation, Software, General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 030304 developmental biology, 0303 health sciences, General Immunology and Microbiology, software, business.industry, Suite, vignettes, General Medicine, Limiting, hackathon, data science, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract

International audience; Software is essential for data science. However, several software tools remain out of reach for many users due to a lack of documentation, thus limiting progress in the field. Tutorial development by authors and users can greatly improve a tool's accessibility and accelerate its adoption. In this article, we explore hackathons such as hackseq as a venue for authors and users to develop tutorials to address the lack of documented software. We describe four advantages of hackathon-driven tutorial development as well as three challenges that we faced. We also discuss our experience with remote participation. In short, if properly prepared, hackathons can provide a productive venue for assembling a group of passionate people, including remote participants, to develop a suite of related tutorials and address the growing need for accessible software.

Published
2018

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