From Script to STAMPED Research Object20 February 2026·9 minsReproducibility Rigor Transparency Reusable Accessible Pattern S — Self-containment T — Tracking A — Actionability M — Modularity P — Portability E — Ephemerality D — Distributability STAMPED-intro shell POSIX awk make git singularity containersFour scenarios showing how to incrementally add STAMPED properties to a shell-based analysis using git, make, and singularity.
Ephemeral Shell Scripts for Reproducing Issues19 February 2026·6 minsReproducibility Rigor Transparency Reusable Accessible Pattern S — Self-containment A — Actionability E — Ephemerality P — Portability shell POSIX reproducer bug-report testingDistills a common practice among open-source developers: writing throwaway shell scripts that set up a fresh environment, reproduce a problem, and can be shared as actionable bug reports or starting points for test cases.