Code review is a well-known best practice for software development. When talking about code review many people think of GitHub and pull requests. However, especially for research software, code review does not automatically equal pull requests. In fact, there are several different types of review and some of them are applicable almost exclusively to research software. In this blog post, we describe different kinds of code review.
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On June 4, 2026, DHTech convened a meetup on how some degree of code review can be integrated into the digital humanit. The lively discussion provided examples of practical workflows with low bars for entry that could be used as part of journal publications or conferences. While a full code review may often be impractical, simpler forms of verification help create community, increase code quality, and promote reproducibility.
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It’s a little late, but we still hope you had a happy new year! Clearly, it took us a while to get organized enough to send this “January” newsletter. Nevertheless, we hope it will bring some joy to your day (or at least some interesting pieces of information). And for the daily chuckle, here is the joke of the month: …
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