About the MSU-RSD

The Research Software Developers Group is a new, informal, grass-roots group for research software developers within the Michigan State University Community

Software is a crucial part of research and instruction, and the need to develop custom software (or modify existing tools to a new purpose) is increasingly a core component in the engine of innovation and scholarship at our university.

Our goal is to create a community for those who write code to support all manner scholarly pursuits here at MSU. We are supported by, but not affiliated with any MSU Unit or department.

We welcome:

• all who code, not limited to those with computer science or engineering training or backgrounds.
• who may not consider themselves professional 'engineers' even though they may spent time coding to support their work.
• all kinds of coders, not limited (but including) to application or web development.
• those from all disciplines who use software to acheive their scholarly goals, not limted to STEM fields. Diverse scholarly activities often require equally diverse custom software.
• those who code but may not consider themselves "programmers." You may be an academic first and coder second but are interested in discussing and improving your software development skills
• builders, tinkerers, and creators of software that supports the research and academic missions of MSU

Affinity Groups

• The MSU WebDEV CAFE: https://tech.msu.edu/about/it-groups/webdev/
• The US Research Software Engineering Association https://us-rse.org
• Campus Research Computing Consortium (CaRCC) https://carcc.org
  an organization of research computing and data (RCD) and related professionals

for detail about our intent and goals, see our charter