thomasballinger

Thanks James - I remember reading that comment three months ago and being encouraged by it to apply, and it's been a stupendous experience so far.

I was one of the lonely programmers Nick describes in the post - it's been fantastic to spend so much time with so many people I now hold in such high esteem.

After three years of writing CRAPL-worthy code at an academic institution, I'm convinced this needs to be required of academic research. I've made plenty of mistakes that could have dramatically upset experimental conclusions - I assert that I've caught all the important bugs, but the odds will always say I haven't.