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Learning Resources
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General
for Researchers
- Free Software in Biology using Debian-Med: A Resource for Information Agents and Computational Grids
- Southern African Data Centre for Oceanography (SADCO) runs on free software (Java, Tomcat, PostgreSQL, ...) - see "fun stuff"
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Research
for Learners
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for Programmers
A few featured resources for programmers here ...
- Math & Physics Resources
- Colt Libraries for High Performance Scientific and Technical Computing in Java.
- pyephem - package for high precision astronomy (Python) - 'ephemeris' calculations.
- NumericAndScientific - list of Python resources.
Readings
- GRASS Book - Markus Neteler and Helena Mitasova, 2008.
- Biobazaar: the Open Source Revolution and Biotechnology - Janet Hope, Harvard University Press, 2008.
Insights
- "Science is ultimately an Open Source enterprise." - Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution, edited by Chris DiBona, Sam Ockman, Mark Stone, First Edition, 1999.
- "Computers are as important to science as test tubes, but we know surprisingly little about how scientists develop and use software" - Software Carpentry
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