Good software, data and your brain

Poor software is a big reason bioinformaticians (or anyone for that matter) struggles with data. Too much emphasis on features, usability is an afterthought and DRY might as well not have existed.

I shall have to try out hpricot

One thing I am really beginning to appreciate in my new digs, even more than ever, is the ability to abstract away the muck, the stuff that is important, but really doesn’t help you do anything better on its own. Need more of that

Deepak