Best Practices

As a lab we strive to develop methods and code that are reproducible, user-friendly, and follow software engineering best practices.

In short we try and make sure:

1. Our code is well-documented with a consistent style, with automated testing where appropriate.
2. Git is used for all code, and any commercial code has strict code review procedures.
3. We code collaboratively, roughly following a GitHub-flow strategy.
4. We package up our code where possible, and try to make it easy for other team members to use.
5. We try to follow the Unix philosophy as best we can (with large projects this can be tricky!).

Due to our Commercial, Policy, and Academic interests the need for a well-established, tasteful approach to development is amplified as no longer does our work need to translate across a single of these domains, but across all three!