Research Ideas and Outcomes (Apr 2017)

Identifying the challenges of code/theory translation: report from the Code/Theory 2017 workshop

  • Caroline Jay,
  • Robert Haines,
  • Markel Vigo,
  • Nicolas Matentzoglu,
  • Robert Stevens,
  • Jonathan Boyle,
  • Alan Davies,
  • Chiara Del Vescovo,
  • Nicolas Gruel,
  • Anja Le Blanc,
  • David Mawdsley,
  • Dale Mellor,
  • Eleni Mikroyannidi,
  • Richard Rollins,
  • Andrew Rowley,
  • Julio Vega

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13236
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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The Code/Theory workshop explored the process of translating between theory and code, from the perspective of those who do this work on a day to day basis. This report contains individual contributions from participants reflecting on their own experiences, along with summaries of their lightning talks and outputs from the discussion sessions. We conclude that translating between theory and code successfully requires a diversity of roles, all of which are central to the process of research.