Abstract
This chapter focuses on the development of technical approaches that
support projects that John Bradley worked on during his career, but
it is worth reflecting on another important legacy before we start: the
development of career paths for King’s Digital Lab (KDL) staff members,
which are derived in large part from the work of previous generations of
experts, like John, who helped define the career of Research Software
Engineer (RSE). As generational change occurs and in line with reorientations across the digital humanities community (see Boyles et al. 2018),
it has become increasingly clear that the surest way to sustainability is
to ensure continuity of technical expertise, domain knowledge and tacit
understanding. In the final analysis, John’s enduring legacy, like those of
so many of his colleagues, will be human as much as technical.
support projects that John Bradley worked on during his career, but
it is worth reflecting on another important legacy before we start: the
development of career paths for King’s Digital Lab (KDL) staff members,
which are derived in large part from the work of previous generations of
experts, like John, who helped define the career of Research Software
Engineer (RSE). As generational change occurs and in line with reorientations across the digital humanities community (see Boyles et al. 2018),
it has become increasingly clear that the surest way to sustainability is
to ensure continuity of technical expertise, domain knowledge and tacit
understanding. In the final analysis, John’s enduring legacy, like those of
so many of his colleagues, will be human as much as technical.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | On Making in the Digital Humanities |
| Subtitle of host publication | The scholarship of digital humanities development in honour of John Bradley |
| Editors | Julianne Nyhan, Geoffrey Rockwell, Stéfan Sinclair, Alexandra Ortolja-Baird |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | University College London Press |
| Pages | 78-104 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800084209, 9781800084230 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781800084223, 9781800084216 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Mar 2023 |