1. NAMIC Software Development Environment
NAMIC Workshop – December 2004

2. Algorithm Life Cycle Clinical Problem Egg of Algorithm End User (DBP)
Slicer Scripts
Matlab
Mathematica
FreeSurfer
Imagine
Incubation
VTK
ITK
Publications

3. Algorithm Life Cycle Biological Driving Problem Software Research Mean
Goal ?
Algorithms
Papers

4. This is a solved problem… We published a paper on it…

5. Use my software… I have one, but… I have one, but… I have one, but…

6. Memento Mori What is your purpose in life ?
Do you expect to leave some trace ?
Does publishing a paper produce that impact ?
Who will use your algorithm when you are gone ?
Who will use your code when you are gone ?
Have your algorithm been useful for a patient ?

7. How to make your software outlive you
Open Source
Modular
Cross-Platform
Nightly / Continuous –Tested
Bug tracking
Documentation

8. The good news… You are inheriting all this infrastructure
CVS : Open Source Sharing
Dart : Dashboard Testing
CMake : Multi-platform configuration
phpBugTracker : Bug tracking
Doxygen : Documentation
Mailman : Mailing list – developer support

9. Where do we start ?