During the research process in computer sciences, we need a set of tools such as:
- IDE for algorithms coding
- LaTex editor for writing papers
- Statistical toolkit for experiments
- Some CAD tools for design
From your point of view, which tools should I use for research in computer sciences? Could you please, provide examples of these tools?
Best regards.
IDE would be an overview of multiple tools. Off hand, I can think of:
a. Choose an optimized compiler. Its important to make sure you have the correct flags;
b. The editor should be helpful, but must not get in your way. I like vi and emacs.
c. Use of a good debugger is highly recommended.
d. Use of memory checking tools such as Valgrind is recommended.
e. A good profiler will inform you about bottlenecks in your code.
f. I found that a paper based log helps a lot. You may wish to have your log in tex if easier.
For documenting, you can use MS Word, but of course TeX is free and very versatile.
Often, design comes from some diagrams or imaging data. You need a good image segmentation tool, which should also mesh the model for you.
Good question dear Yusniel Hidalgo Delgado
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IDEs, Code Snippet Savers, Coding Sandboxes
There are a lot of code sandboxes out there, most that handle multiple programming or scripting languages. Here’s a sampling of a few.
Chop : Save code snippets with notes and share with classmates, project partners or teaching assistants.
Gist: Gist, a collaborative code and data snippet repository from Github that lets you save secret or public snippets that people can fork as well as leave comments or ask questions.
Ideone.com: Run and debug syntax-highlighted code in the browser for over 40 programming and scripting languages.
Simulation methods and tools, Programming languages are the common tools.
Version-control system, such as Git and a code repository, which support the version-control system (for Git you can use GitHub.com or GitLab.com).
If you want to write reliable code, then think of Continous Integration tool (Jenkins, Travis), code coverage tool (coveralls.io), source code style checker.
Thanks for your replies to all of you. Most of them are focused on programming tasks. However, what about research tasks? Let's suppose we have a very good algorithm designed and implemented, what is the next? what are the tools used by a computer scientist in the research paper creation before the publication process?
Best regards.
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