Susan Squires

Scientific Computing's Productivity Gridlock: How Software Engineering Can Help

Hardware improvements do little to improve real productivity in scientific programming. Indeed, the dominant barriers to productivity improvement are now in the software processes. To break the gridlock, we must establish a degree of cooperation and collaboration with the software engineering community that does not yet exist.

Condor: Case Study of a Large-Scale, Physics-Based Code Development Project

Although physics-based computational engineering software is becoming key to product development for industry and government, its development and support require considerable time and resources. A series of case studies seeks to address this limitation, investigating software development practices and lessons learned, such as the importance of agile processes and strong customer focus.