And as a friendly reminder, we hold monthly meetings where we host amazing speakers, organize collectively-maintained projects, and discuss all things relating to scripting languages in archaeology! (we also sometimes spill out into other #digitalarchaeology and #ComputationalArchaeology topics […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@CAA_SSLA/115881087318544124 👾 For those who might have missed it, earlier this month we organized the inaugural Digital Archaeology Maintainathon --- an opportunity to clean, document and revise older code together. We wrote a brief summary of the event here […]

👾 We are very happy to have done this #digiarchmaintainathon 👾🏺! It was a great way to connect with people and showcase the work that needs to be done in #digitalarchaeology and #ComputationalArchaeology. Software does need constant work and so many people are doing it. If you wish to connect […]

📈 We’ve showcased many great projects throughout the week, many of which are developed by junior researchers and volunteer labour. If any of these are especially interesting to you, consider reaching out to offer support! This can take the form of contributions to the code base, helping promote […]

🔭 Something that always needs to be done, is documenting code. We all seem to lack behind in this task. So, why not take half an hour today to write a short documentation on one of your repositories? Just as a start? Read more about documenting code here 👉 […]

🌐 Do you publish your code properly? While commercial platforms like GitHub and GitLab may provide very useful collaboration features, they should not be trusted as long-term stewards of software or data. Professional archives are better suited for this. There are some options. Check out our […]

Step one: remind myself how the code works because I last looked properly six years ago 😭 Step two: resolve the outstanding issues (https://github.com/joeroe/rintchron/issues), which are mostly about improving the robustness of response parsing to deal with unusual data (and performance, but I […]

Unfortunately mostly what I've been doing so far in #digiarchmaintainathon week is maintaining my sanity in the face of university bureaucracy. But with what's left I will try to get my #rstats package wrapping the #intchron chronological data API ship-shape and ready for CRAN […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@CAA_SSLA/115893524040726408 Yesterday I updated the roadmap for open-archaeo, which is a list of open source archaeological software and resources (https://open-archaeo.info). while it's fairly comprehensive, it could really benefit from a focused attempt by people […]

🤖 Continuous integration (CI) automates tasks that always need to be done after you update your codebase e.g. building a software, testing, generating documentation, or producing accessible outputs. This is great, as it ensures robust software development. Want to learn more? Check out our short […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@zackbatist/115894441545778394 ✨ Advertisement block for open-archaeo.info ✨ It's your first resource if you are looking for a software tool to solve your #digitalarchaeology or #ComputationalArchaeology problem. And if you know a good one: Have a look whether it is […]

✅ Testing your code involves including additional logic to test whether your code is operating as you expect it to. Aside from supporting users with different computational environments, they’re a great way to slow down and think about the code you’re writing and whether it supports your goals […]

📚 Plenty of research has been done to encourage better software engineering practices, among archaeological and non-archaeological researchers alike. We compiled a brief list of papers addressing challenges in this space, and we encourage you to take a gander […]

🐾 A roadmap is a documented plan of action that structures future work. Having a checklist of things to do (and already done!) can help garner momentum while also making your plans more transparent for prospective users. Roadmaps should document what features are planned over short- and […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@scschmidt/115888509446346811 Following this excellent tip from @scschmidt I learned about cffr (https://docs.ropensci.org/cffr/), a package that automates generation of CITATION.cff for R packages using existing package metadata and keeps it up to date with a GitHub […]

📜 Check: Is your code properly licensed? ⁉️ If not, go and give one of your repositories a license now! It is such a quick and easy way to improve the re-usability of your contribution. Have a look at our small introduction, if you need guidance 👉 […]

For the #digiarchmaintainathon I just updated the open-archaeo roadmap: https://github.com/zackbatist/open-archaeo/blob/master/ToDo.md This involved checking off some completed items on our to do list, adding a few new ones, and restructuring the document for greater clarity. I also added […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@lsteinmann/115889067811195822 And the discussion with @lsteinmann and @scschmidt reminded me that I haven't archived open-archaeo in a while so I generated a new version on Zenodo too: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18235862 !! #digiarchmaintainathon #digiarch […]

💛 Open source projects thrive on community support, and acknowledging contributors is important. If you’re leading a collaborative project that produces open source software, members of your team will surely appreciate a public acknowledgement of their work! Account for how people contribute […]

In the spirit of the #digiarchmaintainathon I've updated a couple of Repo READMEs, added cff files and enjoyed the quick "do a release and automatically push it to zenodo" - feature from GitHub. Once it's set up this is such a good and quick way to safeguard a repository, I can really encourage […]

✨ Code reviews are constructive, arms length commentary on published research software. In addition to providing structured feedback to maintainers, they help raise awareness of a tool. This is a win-win for developers and users alike! #digiarchmaintainathon #digitalarchaeology […]

I'm starting #DigiArchMaintainathon today, working further with @jfy133#digiarchmaintainathonand Deon de Jager on a new standard for reporting #radiocarbon dates: https://github.com/MIxS-MInAS/miaard/

📝 A README is a plaintext file that includes a detailed description of a project. It typically includes: * A broad overview of the project, why it was developed, and the rationale behind its implementation * Instructions for how to install or run the code * Links to other related tools or […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@ClemensSchmid/115882042615914290 We should all strive to write efficient code. As @ClemensSchmid also pointed out on the #digiarchmaintainathon resources page, software efficiency makes code more accessible, more reproducible, and more effective in derivative […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@scschmidt/115882076779565982 Yes! Making a cff is such a simple yet high impact action. Anyone else who's currently working on a manuscript or research compendium should follow @scschmidt's example (and post about it with #digiarchmaintainathon ) […]

#digiarchmaintainathon motivated me to finally write a blog post about the integration of #futhark code into #rstats packages. I've done this last year for my ggpointgrid package and wanted to document the workflow since then. Link […]

RE: https://archaeo.social/@CAA_SSLA/115881966254704540 When @zackbatist wrote his short explanation on citation file format he took a package by me and Simon Maddison as a positive example. Which shames me into admitting that it is the only repo I have on github, which has a CFF. 😳 I will […]

🧭 A very easy task to make your code more easily citable is the so-called Citation File Format, a CFF. This file is a yaml-style plaintext document giving metadata on your repository (author, date of release, version etc). This can be picked up by zotero or another citation manager. For a small […]

💬 Commenting code is a great way to enhance clarity, reveal the decisions that went into the code’s design, and encourage re-use! Code comments should be clear and concise, written for your future self, and explain the “why”, not the “what”. If you want to learn more about best practices […]

👾🏺 This week we are hosting a week-long #digitalarchaeology #maintainathon, an opportunity to clean, document and revise older code together! If you’re a #ComputationalArchaeology *st take this time to update your README, add code comments, write a unit tests or consolidate your project roadmap […]

Happy new year everyone! 🍀 🎇 **Today** will be our first meeting in 2026 to discuss the upcoming #DigitialArchaeology #Maintainathon @zackbatist#digitialarchaeology#maintainathonroposed. 🤓 We've got resources and ideas lined up, we will find the perfect hashtag and we will get this new year rolling with collaborative action […]

Remember remember the fifth of December -- where we will have our next meeting. 🤪 😉 Let's update each other on recent developments in scripting languages, new papers and similar. Also there's the matter of the Maintainathon Zack raised las time which we can discuss in more detail. 🤓 📢 We meet […]

Thanks to everyone, who already took part in our survey for meeting days and time slots. 📆 ✅ 📢 We will close the survey Wednesday, 19th Nov, 23:59 CET 📢 so please remember to add your vote until then. If you have any further comments about your availability, send us an email or message. 🙂

Thanks to everyone, who already took part in our survey for meeting days and time slots. 📆 ✅ 📢 We will close the survey Wednesday, 19th Nov, 23:59 CET 📢 so please remember to add your vote until then. If you have any further comments about your availability, send us an email or message. 🙂

Also, please remember to fill in the survey for meeting days and time slots, which Martin sent around! 📆 ✅ ❌ Especially if you've always wanted to come and couldn't because of other matters: Your vote counts and we would love to find a slot that works for everyone! 🍀 ⚠️ We will start with the […]

📢 Our next meeting is up 📢 and we’re delighted to welcome Emily Elizabeth Coco on **Friday, 7th Nov** for an invited talk on the insights for #reproducibility and computational practice in archaeology from her Agent-based modeling of #paleolithic #mobility and lithic recycling ! #abm […]

📢 Our next meeting is up 📢 and we’re delighted to welcome Emily Elizabeth Coco on **Friday, 7th Nov** for an invited talk on the insights for #reproducibility and computational practice in archaeology from her Agent-based modeling of #paleolithic #mobility and lithic recycling ! #abm […]

For those who leave it till the last minute....Calls for Papers, Posters, and Workshops for CAA2026 have been extended to 9 November 2025!!🤩 2026.caaconference.org

Do you write code for your research? Then you too are a #ResearchSoftwareEngineer! 👩‍💻 🤓 Today is international #rse - day and we want to promote this community. Maybe you want to join one of these fab groups to connect to like-minded people? 🎇 @us_rse organises USA RSEs, @ResearchSoftEng is the […]

New publication: "Reviewing research software" "Every research project in computational science requires writing some code, even if it’s only a few scripts. This code is instrumental in generating results, and often important for understanding in detail what was done. Nevertheless, unlike […]

Today! Gabriele Gattiglia will give a talk at our meeting at 4 pm CEST / 3 pm BST / 2 pm UTC on #ai in #archaeology and its implications for scripting practices, #transparency, and #reproducibility. Want to join, but are not part of our google mailing group? DM us and we'll share the link. 🤗 […]

📢📢 Our next meeting takes place 3rd October at the usual time 16:00–17:00 CEST (15:00–16:00 BST / 14:00–15:00 UTC). Germany will celebrate its reunification (🎉) , we will celebrate that we have Gabriele Gattiglia give a talk on #ai in #archaeology: implications for scripting practices […]

Dear all, our next SIG meeting will take place on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 4 PM CET (2 PM GMT). The plan is simple: 👉 Share updates from our summer activities 🏗️ 🤓 👉 Plan ahead for the coming year 📝 📢 👉 Enjoy a relaxed get-together 👩‍💻 🤗 Many thanks to @zackbatist who organized the […]

Dear all, our next SIG meeting will take place on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 4 PM CET (2 PM GMT). The plan is simple: 👉 Share updates from our summer activities 🏗️ 🤓 👉 Plan ahead for the coming year 📝 📢 👉 Enjoy a relaxed get-together 👩‍💻 🤗 Many thanks to @zackbatist who organized the […]

Our next meeting is scheduled for this Friday, August 1st at 4PM CEST / 10AM EST/ 7 AM PST. Depending on attendance, we may cover these topics: - Planning a session for the CAA 2026 in Vienna, Austria - Project updates (TFQA, open-archaeo, etc) - SIG plans for the new academic session - General […]

Our next meeting is scheduled for this Friday, August 1st at 4PM CEST / 10AM EST/ 7 AM PST. Depending on attendance, we may cover these topics: - Planning a session for the CAA 2026 in Vienna, Austria - Project updates (TFQA, open-archaeo, etc) - SIG plans for the new academic session - General […]

Our next meeting takes place this Friday, July 4 at our usual time (4 PM CEST / 10 AM EST) The agenda is quite light this month, which is a great opportunity for open discussion. Please bookmark any inspiring papers, news or resources to share with the group! Otherwise, we can share what we […]

Our next meeting takes place this Friday, July 4 at our usual time (4 PM CEST / 10 AM EST) The agenda is quite light this month, which is a great opportunity for open discussion. Please bookmark any inspiring papers, news or resources to share with the group! Otherwise, we can share what we […]

Join us this Friday for a special presentation by @electricarchaeo, who will be talking about his work using small, practical and locally controlled LLMs! ⛏️✨🤖👾📜 Friday June 6, 2PM GMT / 4PM CEST / 10AM EST mcgill.zoom.us/j/2320704440 #digitalarchaeology #ComputationalArchaeology

Join us this Friday for a special presentation by @electricarchaeo, who will be talking about his work using small, practical and locally controlled LLMs! ⛏️✨🤖👾📜 Friday June 6, 2PM GMT / 4PM CEST / 10AM EST mcgill.zoom.us/j/2320704440 #digitalarchaeology #ComputationalArchaeology