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Founding Fathers

RSE Stories

English - December 10, 2020 08:30 - 21 minutes - 11.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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In this episode, we hear a story of how research software engineering came to be.

In our 45th episode, we talk to Rob Haines, the head of Research IT at the University
of Manchester. Have you ever heard the story of how research software engineering originally came to
be? Rob has a side to that story to tell, as he might be considered one of the founding fathers of
the RSE movement and his group at the University of Manchester. How has his career progressed,
and what are remaining challenges? Listen to this week’s episode to learn more!