[Biojava-dev] BLAST functionality

[mark.schreiber at novartis.com]

There have been a number of requests to the list (and directly to me) for 
increased functionality for the BLAST parsers (eg capturing more of the 
information in the report). Originally the design was lightweight and 
captured what most people wanted but as always there are always people who 
think different (as Steve Jobs might say) and want different things.

The best way for the BLAST parsers to improve is for people to contribute 
code. There are lots of work arounds that people have made to improve the 
parsers that have not found there way into biojava. Ideally I'm hoping 
someone will volunteer to take a look at this and coordinate the effort. 
The ideal person should be a reasonable Java programmer with  a good feel 
for how the BLAST part of the API works. They would also be someone who 
uses it a lot and is therefore motivated to improve it. The BLAST API is 
probably the most used part of biojava so instant fame and adulation await 
the generous volunteer : )

I know your out there somewhere...

- Mark

Mark Schreiber
Principal Scientist (Bioinformatics)

Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD)
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