[nano501] CNSIP Seminar - Dr. Steve Eddins 11/14/07 - 10:30 AM

[Goodman, Alicia D.]

CNSIP Area Seminar

Take Control of Your Code
Essential Software Development Tools for Engineering and Scientists

Dr. Steve Eddins, Software Developer
The Math Works, Inc.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
10:30 am, EE 118

Engineers and scientist often have to write a lot of software to get 
their work done.  Many are too familiar with problems such as these:

    * Last year's results can no longer be reproduced because the code
      changed.
    * Collaborators use different versions of code, resulting in
      persistent confusion.
    * Critical projects rely on "brittle" software that is different to
      modify without breaking.



Fortunately there are basic tools and methods that provide tremendous 
improvement in software development efficiency and quality.  These 
methods can be learned and applied successfully without formal software 
engineering training.

The general technical audience will learn to use these techniques to:

    * Control software changes
    * Maintain and improve software
    * Deal with bad code

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