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Open-source: code and hardware

A resource for users or producers of open-source code, software, and hardware for researchers in biomedical or life science

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The Public Library of Science (PLoS) maintains an Open Source Toolkit which publishes articles, commentary and resources around open-source software development. The Toolkit is set up as a channel, and content is regularly updated - bookmark the site or sign up for email updates to be alerted to new content.

Project Jupyter (https://jupyter.org/) is the home to a number of initiatives around open source software, standards, and services. 

Glossaries of Tech Terms

Professional associations and conferences

Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC): a special interest group (SIG) of the International Society of Computational Biology (ISCB). Annual satellite meetings generally precede the ISCB's ISMB meeting: https://www.iscb.org/about-ismb#about