Cell Syst November 2019 PMID 31521606

Building Containerized Workflows Using the BioDepot-Workflow-Builder.

Ling-Hong Hung, Jiaming Hu, Trevor Meiss, Alyssa Ingersoll, Wes Lloyd, Daniel Kristiyanto, Yuguang Xiong, Eric Sobie, Ka Yee Yeung

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The overall tone reflects moderate engagement, with comments emphasizing the importance of reproducibility by mentioning RRIDs to improve scientific reliability, and acknowledgment of the workflow builder's role in collaboration and sharing. Words like 'included' and hashtags like #methodsmatter suggest a recognition of practical benefits rather than a revolutionary impact.

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Most discussions are neutral to slightly positive, recognizing the importance of reproducibility methods like RRIDs and bioinformatics workflows.

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Participants show moderate interest, highlighting practical features like reproducibility and collaboration tools but not expressing strong enthusiasm.

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The discussions suggest awareness of the potential impact of such tools on research reproducibility but no strong consensus that it will lead to major change immediately.

Abstract in brief

The BioDepotWorkflowBuilder (Bwb) is a software tool that enables users to create and run reproducible bioinformatics workflows through a user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, where each task is represented by a Docker container widget.
Users can build complex workflows by linking these graphical widgets, each equipped with forms for parameter input and consoles for displaying results, ensuring easy customization and execution across different platforms, including local and cloud systems.
Bwb also offers options to share workflows, either in its native format or as shell scripts, allowing for easy collaboration and reproducibility in bioinformatics analyses.

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