The SoftWipe tool and benchmark for assessing coding standards adherence of scientific software

Adrian Zapletal; Dimitri Höhler; Carsten Sinz; Alexandros Stamatakis

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-89495-8

Scientific Reports (May 2021)

The SoftWipe tool and benchmark for assessing coding standards adherence of scientific software

Adrian Zapletal,
Dimitri Höhler,
Carsten Sinz,
Alexandros Stamatakis

Affiliations

Adrian Zapletal: Computational Molecular Evolution group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Dimitri Höhler: Computational Molecular Evolution group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Carsten Sinz: Institute for Theoretical Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Alexandros Stamatakis: Computational Molecular Evolution group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89495-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract Scientific software from all areas of scientific research is pivotal to obtaining novel insights. Yet the coding standards adherence of scientific software is rarely assessed, even though it might lead to incorrect scientific results in the worst case. Therefore, we have developed an open source tool and benchmark called SoftWipe, that provides a relative software coding standards adherence ranking of 48 computational tools from diverse research areas. SoftWipe can be used in the review process of software papers and to inform the scientific software selection process.

Published in Scientific Reports

ISSN: 2045-2322 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/srep/

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