Conversations with 100 Scientists in the Field Reveal a Bifurcated Perception of the State of Mass Spectrometry Software
Conversations with 100 Scientists in the Field Reveal a Bifurcated Perception of the State of Mass Spectrometry Software
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DOI：
10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00015
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Smith, Rob
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作者：
Smith, Rob
质谱是世界各地许多科学家使用的重要工具。尽管如此，对当前软件的优势和局限性的反馈往往仅限于轶事，而不是正式的调查。在100次关于质谱软件现状的采访中，令人惊讶的模式在几个主题上合并：对前沿的看法，对软件质量的看法，以及商业和非营利环境之间的差异。最值得注意的是，访谈表明，用户对当前软件的满意度和开发人员对软件质量的看法之间存在着实质性的分歧。科学家的匿名回答被提出并总结为他们改进最新技术的建议。
Mass spectrometry is an important tool used by many scientists throughout the world. Nonetheless, feedback on the strengths and limitations of current software is often restricted to anecdote rather than formal inquiry. Over the course of 100 interviews over the state of mass spectrometry software, surprising patterns coalesced on several topics: perception of the frontier, perception of software quality, and differences between commercial and nonprofit environments. Most notably, interviews suggested a substantial schism between user satisfaction with current software and developer perceptions of software quality. Scientists' anonymized responses are presented and summarized into their suggestions for improving the state of the art.