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On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Shreyas Cholia <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps this is an example of "good enough". :) > > Since either form ("data is/are") seems to be acceptable in computing, we > can probably just say that either form is good enough for us. Given that SWC > serves a large number of non-native English speakers, grammar issues could > turn into a huge time sink. > > -Shreyas > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:47 AM, Steve Haddock <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I hesitate to bring up something so inflammable, but have we had the "Data >> is" vs "data are" discussion and reached a consensus? >> -Steve >> ----- q•b ----- >> >> >> > On Nov 17, 2015, at 03:10, Greg Wilson <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > I've started drafting a short guide to "good enough" practices in >> > scientific computing, and would be grateful for your input. You can view >> > the outline at >> > http://swcarpentry.github.io/good-enough-practices-in-scientific-computing/, >> > and leave comments at >> > https://github.com/swcarpentry/good-enough-practices-in-scientific-computing >> > (either as issues or pull requests - if you don't have permission, just >> > email me and I'll post it). >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Greg >> > >> > -- >> > Dr. Greg Wilson | [email protected] >> > Software Carpentry | http://software-carpentry.org >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Discuss mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > >> > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org
