Speakers
Dr
Andy Buckley
(Durham University)
Andy Buckley
(University of Cambridge)
Description
Setting up the infrastructure to manage a software project can easily become more
work than writing the software itself. A variety of useful open-source tools, such as
Web-based viewers for version control systems, "wikis" for collaborative discussions
and bug-tracking systems are available but their use in high-energy physics, outside
large collaborations, is small.
We introduce the CEDAR collaboration's HepForge project, which provides a
lightweight, modular development environment for HEP software. Facilities available
include the above-mentioned tools as well as mailing lists, shell accounts, archiving
of releases and low-maintenance Web space, all centrally backed up. HepForge also
exists to promote best-practice software development methods and to provide a central
repository for reusable HEP software.
Primary authors
Dr
Andy Buckley
(Durham University)
Dr
Ben Waugh
(University College London)
Dr
Emily Nurse
(University College London)
Prof.
James Stirling
(Durham University)
Prof.
Jonathan Butterworth
(University College London)
Dr
Mike Whalley
(Durham University)
