*Baker, M., <a href="https://www.nature.com/news/1-500-scientists-lift-the-lid-on-reproducibility-1.19970">1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility</a>, Nature 533, 452–454, 2016. doi:10.1038/533452a*
-**Visual Studio Code** (https://code.visualstudio.com)
-**Atom** (https://atom.io)
*Note*: Other editors such as IntelliJ IDEA (https://www.jetbrains.com/idea) or Sublime Text (https://www.sublimetext.com) can, of course, also be used.
**Computer code**: Set of instructions executed by a computer
**Programming language:**: Style of writing the set of instructions (e.g., C, C++, Fortran, Python, R, Matlab, Julia, …)
**Example:**
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<divalign="center"><fontcolor="#A52A2A"><spanclass="fas fa-arrow-right"></span> Maybe this is not so relevant … or even, why should I care?</font></div>
<fontcolor="#A52A2A"><spanclass="fas fa-times-circle"></span></font>**Problem**: Device malfunctions and delivers a lethal dose of radiation - several patients died.
<fontcolor="#FFA500"><spanclass="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></span></font>**Root cause of disaster - Software error:**
**No testing** of software before release, **lack of documentation**