Ep 32: Best Practices - Pipeline Development, Part One

PHA4GE Ten Best Practices for Public Health Bioinformatics Pipelines: https://github.com/pha4ge/public-health-pipeline-best-practices/blob/main/docs/pipeline-best-practices.md Summary In this episode, Andrew Page and Kevin Libuit discuss best practices for public health bioinformatics pipelines. They highlight the importance of code availability, open source licensing, version control, workflow management systems, and containerized and packaged software. These practices aim to improve transparency, reproducibility, and interoperability in the field of bioinformatics. Takeaways Code availability and open source licensing are crucial for transparency and collaboration in public health bioinformatics. Version control allows for the tracking of software changes and facilitates collaboration. Workflow management systems provide standardization and interoperability in pipeline development. Containerized and packaged software ensures reproducibility and simplifies software installation.