Customization, extension and reuse of outdated hydrogeological software

Autor: A. Serrano-Juan, R. Criollo, E. Vázquez-Suñè, M. Alcaraz, C. Ayora, V. Velasco, L. Scheiber
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Geologica Acta, Vol 18, Iss 9, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1696-5728
DOI: 10.1344/GeologicaActa2020.18.9
Popis: Each scientist is specialized in his or her field of research and in the tools that he or she uses during the research in a specified site. Thus, he or she is the most suitable person for improving the tools by overcoming their limitations to realize faster and higher quality analysis. However, most scientists are not software developers. Hence, it is necessary to provide them with an easy approach that enables non-software developers to improve and customize their tools. This paper presents an approach for easily improving and customizing any hydrogeological software. It is the result of experiences with updating several interdisciplinary case studies. The main insights of this approach have been demonstrated using four examples: MIX (FORTRAN-based), BrineMIX (C++-based), EasyQuim and EasyBal (both spreadsheet-based). The improved software has been proven to be a better tool for enhanced analysis by substantially reducing the computation time and the tedious processing of the input and output data files.
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