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What Makes Computational Open Source Software Libraries Successful? What Makes Computational Open Source Software Libraries Successful?

Software is the backbone of scientific computing. Yet, while we regularly publish detailed accounts about the results of scientific software, and while there is a general sense of which numerical methods work well, our community is largely unaware of best practices in writing the large-scale, open source scientific software upon which our discipline rests. This is particularly apparent in the c...

What Makes a Link Successful on Wikipedia?

While a plethora of hypertext links exist on the Web, only a small amount of them are regularly clicked. Starting from this observation, we set out to study large-scale click data from Wikipedia in order to understand what makes a link successful. We systematically analyze effects of link properties on the popularity of links. By utilizing mixed-effects hurdle models supplemented with descripti...

What Makes a Student Simulation Project Successful

Many courses require students to synthesize the knowledge they’ve gained from the course by completing a major term project. Computer simulation courses are well-suited to such a project since it is difficult to demonstrate model-building skills during an in-class exam. Students, however, tend to approach the idea of a major project with trepidation. This article describes the elements of succe...

What Makes for a Successful Protocol?

What Makes for a Successful Protocol? Status of This Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract The Internet community has specified a large number of protocols to date, and these protocols have achieved varying degrees of success. Based on case studies, this document atte...

What Makes an IT Project Successful?