Software and Sociology in UK Astronomy

Details Software and Sociology in UK Astronomy Software and Sociology in UK Astronomy

2001-12-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0112026v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

3 pages. Accepted for publication in Astronomy & Geophysics (formerly QJRAS)

Scientific paper

10.1046/j.1468-4004.2002.43125.x

I discuss the remit of Starlink's software strategy groups and a particular item on the agenda of a meeting of the image processing software strategy group held on 26th January 2001: `Why don't people use Starlink software?'. The answer to this question was speculated to be primarily a sociological effect: those people supervising UK astronomy Ph.D. students are largely people who had learnt their trade at a time when Starlink had a less than perfect reputation. I report on the recommendations made to Starlink to counter this effect.

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