Oh yeah. Research software are the worst. Authors don't know git, they don't know coding, they just write spaghetti until it kinda works and call it a day.

@danielskatz @pierrepo Well, every programming session should start with “python -c 'import this'“ and reading the Zen of Python, then end with reading it again in order to reflect on the produced code. For example:

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Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
Readability counts.
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Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than right now.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
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