Matthew Turk10 Years of ytToday is the 10th birthday of the yt source code repository. That’s nearly 30% of my days. I don’t get as much of a chance to contribute…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Matthew TurkAstronomical Software in 2017 and BeyondAt the end of 2016, I took on the role of Chair of the Working Group for Astronomical Software (WGAS) in the American Astronomical Society…Jan 13, 20171Jan 13, 20171
Matthew TurkThe Loneliness of the Computational ScientistOne of the things I worked on in graduate school was how hydrogen atoms turned into hydrogen molecules, and how that affected how the first…Dec 29, 2016Dec 29, 2016
Matthew TurkCitations, credit, and the yt method paperThis is an edited and somewhat rewritten version of an email I sent to the yt steering committee a few months ago. At the time, I mentioned…Dec 14, 2016Dec 14, 2016
Matthew TurkFoolishly Consistent Software LibrariesGreg Wilson is fond of pointing out that most (or all) programming languages don’t undergo A/B testing for usability. Decisions about how…Oct 25, 2016Oct 25, 2016
Matthew TurkThe Royal “We” in Scientific Software DevelopmentOr: A challenge to myself (and maybe others) to change how we represent community software developmentJul 21, 20161Jul 21, 20161