Johannes Roth
rothj.bsky.social
Johannes Roth
@rothj.bsky.social
PhD student with Martin Hebart at MPI CBS & Uni Gießen | Interested in making large-scale vision fMRI studies more efficient and effective | https://jroth.space
Thanks a lot to the CMBB for recognizing the importance of good coding habits, @commspsychol.nature.com for offering us to write this, and of course all of my excellent co-authors: Yunyan Duan, @martinhebart.bsky.social, @tsawallis.bsky.social @florianmahner.bsky.social and Philipp Kaniuth!
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
And even better, you don't need to be a programming wizard to integrate them into your research!

To use our paper, start by identifying current pain points, pick 1-2 principles that address them and integrate them into your research. Then iterate and refine! 🔁
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The tools and practices of professional software engineering can help achieve this.

We cover proper documentation, sensible file organization, unit testing for correct results, tracking changes with version control, tips on using AI, and much more.
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We joined forces between @tsawallis.bsky.social and @martinhebart.bsky.social labs to distill ten principles that we believe to be crucial for good research code.

A core message of the Primer is: sharing code is only worth it, if other people can understand and use it! 👨🏼‍🔬⁉️
May 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Reposted by Johannes Roth
Many processes from industry are not appropriate or overkill for an academic setting, but we can and should be doing better than we currently are.

Our paper tries to give practical advice on how you can improve your scientific workflow, without being a coding guru.

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Ten principles for reliable, efficient, and adaptable coding in psychology and cognitive neuroscience - Communications Psychology
Programming is essential for modern research in neuroscience and psychology, but it can quickly become a source of frustration and error. This Primer introduces ten practical principles guiding resear...
www.nature.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM