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Michael R Hoopmann1,2, Christopher D McGann1, Christopher M Rose3
1Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States.
Abstract:
Nova is a software library for the reading, writing, and management of mass spectrometry data natively in C# language. It complements similar software libraries ubiquitously used in application development for C++, Python, and Java. C# has few mass spectrometry data analysis software libraries relative to other languages; however, it remains the dominant language of choice for development of real time mass spectrometry (RTMS) analysis and instrument control applications, illustrating the need for native C# libraries when developing RTMS software. Nova provides fast, easy-to-use structures and classes built upon interfaces that support open community standards and are easily extensible for current or future mass spectrometry software development needs.
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