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Re: Programming and science education

Web Directory — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:21:14 -0000

Still dont get the excel part
They should be though more than a simple program like excel

Re: Programming and science education

Mr. Gunn — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:38:35 -0000

It's the limitations you bump up against using Excel/Word that teach you why R/LaTeX are important and useful. I think a little course on data hygeine would be a good addition to any science curriculum, but I also think Excel's OK for a once-off or lightweight analysis.

Re: Programming and science education

mndoci — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:33:29 -0000

Sad part is that for half the world (well probably more than half), bioinformatics = BLAST

Re: Programming and science education

Neil — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:13:33 -0000

I get prospective Honours students coming to me after 3 years of bioinformatics courses, who don't know a programming language. Who knows what they are taught; how to use the NCBI website, probably.