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For the Long Haul

RSE Stories

English - January 21, 2021 08:30 - 30 minutes - 16.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Previous Episode: Teach People How to Code

What does Research Software Engineering mean at a National Lab, and how is rock climbing like programming?

Greg Becker is a Computer Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, where
he supports both open source developers and researchers in the lab. Have you heard
of spack? You might have interacted with him at a conference or on GitHub. Is he a Research
Software Engineer? Does the definition of a Research Software Engineer rely on
having a strong need for RSEs? How does programming relate to rock climbing?
Listen to this week’s episode to find out!