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Description
CaImAn is an open-source software framework for the analysis of brain imaging data. We will share our experience interacting with the CaImAn user-base, mostly composed of neuroscience researchers. Properly managing the interaction with users is essential to the success of scientific software, because of the received feedback, the potential contributions to the code-base, and the community perception. However, user proficiency in coding and computing is highly variable, and therefore targeted tools and communication channels should be used to deal with specific situations. After briefly introducing instruments like git issues, git wiki pages, gitter chat rooms, and git pull requests, we will present an inventory of exemplar and notable cases of user interaction.
