# [DRAFT] Op-ed for Upstream Blog: Something about usable software being important and what we can do to make more of it - Thought Pieces: These are to be considered viewpoints, backed up by research or a landscape analysis, not rants of unsubstantiated opinions. - Basic Rules for writers * Stay on topic - open research, choosing one of the four categories * Original content only (cross-posting of content first published on Upstream is obviously possible) * No rants or advertorials (product reviews/demos) * Be respectful and courteous - no personal attacks * Abide by FORCE11’s Code of Conduct ## Introduction Software has an increasing role in science. * [Software is changing. Scientists are no longer building for themselves. Science is being democratized in all sorts of ways.] * [Today, more and more science can happen thanks to xxx ] * [While the proliferation of software for science is awesome, there are growing challenges.] * [Specific challenges include xxx.] * [The consequences of hard to use scientific software range from inconvenience/annoyance to inablity to reproduce science]