How to Scale a Code in the Human Dimension

Understand

As scientists' needs for computational techniques and tools grow, they cease to be supportable by software developed in isolation.

• In many cases, these needs are being met by communities of practice, where software is developed by domain scientists to reach pragmatic goals and satisfy distinct and enumerable scientific goals.
• We present techniques that have been successful in growing and engaging communities of practice, specifically in the yt and Enzo communities.