Maëlle Salmon

R(esearch) Software Engineer & Blogger based in Nancy, France

maelle on the verge of laughing
©Photo Julie Noury Soyer

Current work

  • Part-time research software engineer for rOpenSci (since February 2018).
  • Part-time software engineer for cynkra (since June 2022).

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Latest blog post & talk

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Reading notes on Code That Fits in Your Head by Mark Seemann

Last month, Vicki Boykis recommended the book “Code that Fits in Your Head” by Mark Seemann. I was intrigued, especially by her takeaway that “Writing good software should be a slow and deliberate craft”. The book reminded of The Pragmatic Programmer in the breadth of topics it covers. However, I much preferred its tone. Sustainability Throughout the book, the author makes it clear that he believes one should pay attention to the code one writes, to its internal quality.

Desarrollo de paquetes avanzado

Taller para quiénes ya han desarrollado, o contribuido a, paquetes R. Mejor venís con un paquete tuyo para trabajar en ello. Esta sesion de capacitación del Programa de Campeon(a|e)s de rOpenSci pertenece al track técnico de formación en programación.


How to pronounce my name

My last name is Salmon like the fish and the colour, and you can pronounce it like that if you want. My first name, Maëlle, is derived from a Celtic word that means princess or chief. It’s pronounced “Ma-El” as “ma” in “macaroni” and as the Spanish “El”.