Probably true for any other researcher. Building tools (even hardware) is worthy or a researcher resume. During my Ph.D. I worked on adding python bindings to a few simulators. One paper is still pending over a decade and other one was published but never cited even though people use python bindings, they cote the original.
I am no longer in academia but have promised myself not to engage with an academic open source software. There is simply no incentive for development. Well, when you think about it, most academic work is publish and forget: maintenance is not a strict requirement.
I am no longer in academia but have promised myself not to engage with an academic open source software. There is simply no incentive for development. Well, when you think about it, most academic work is publish and forget: maintenance is not a strict requirement.