Making Computational Neuroscience More Accessible
Explore how to streamline Computational Neuroscience support with better resources and utilize StackOverflow to enhance problem-solving and knowledge sharing in the field.
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Can we make Computational Neuroscience less sticky ? A newcomer s perspective Justas Birgiolas, MBA Dr. Sharon Crook Lab, NeuroML Arizona State University
The problem Sunny Day Scenarios Have Good Support Google to find a library/software/toolkit Installation instructions, and tutorials Rainy Day Scenario s Could be Better How do I do X . ? When I do Y, I get error Z Clicking on A, I get 404 I want to do X, but instead it shows Y
Existing Support Venues and Issues Forums Long threads. Software/servers to maintain. Spam. Trolls. Mailing lists Have to wait for answers, past answers may or may not be Google indexed Reoccurring questions, frustrating, time consuming FAQ s Owner s limited time, might be outdated Server/software/website maintenance
Can we do better with StackOverflow.com? 58thMost Visited Site in the World1 Higher than Craigslist and Github Easier to find on Google -> Faster Help -> More time for SCIENCE! Free, robust, mature, self-moderating Q&A Platform Good questions voted up Good answers voted up, and show up on top Reputation system tracks votes Problematic users deterred (spam, trolls) No servers/software/website to maintain 1. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/stackoverflow.com
Imagine a future where finding Comp. Neuro. software help was as easy as finding help for Python?
I love it! How do I help? Put your next mailing list question on StackOverflow.com Yes, self-answered questions are encouraged Make the next new feature a tutorial wiki on StackOverflow Make StackOverflow tags for your software, subscribe to them to get notified Or, ask me to make the tags for you Next time you solve a problem yourself, post the solution on StackOverflow
