Software Carpentry Workshop

Delft University of Technology

Online

April 11-14, 2022

12:30 - 17:00 hrs Central European Time (10:30 am - 3:00 pm Universal Time)

Instructors: Manuel Garcia Alvarez, Heather Andrews Mancilla, Giordano Lipari

Helpers: Masha Rudneva, Giordano Lipari, Jerry de Vos, Nicolas Dintzner, Claudiu Forgaci

General Information

Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best Practices for Scientific Computing".

Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.

Where: This training will take place online. The instructors will provide you with the information you will need to connect to this meeting.

When: April 11-14, 2022. Add to your Google Calendar.

Requirements: Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).

Accessibility: We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. Please notify the instructors in advance of the workshop if you require any accommodations or if there is anything we can do to make this workshop more accessible to you.

Contact: Please email m.a.keijzer-deruijter@tudelft.nl for more information.

Roles: To learn more about the roles at the workshop (who will be doing what), refer to our Workshop FAQ.


Code of Conduct

Everyone who participates in Carpentries activities is required to conform to the Code of Conduct. This document also outlines how to report an incident if needed.


Surveys

Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.

Pre-workshop Survey

Post-workshop Survey


Schedule

Day 1

12:30 pm Installation Problems and Pre-workshop Survey
1:00 pm Introducing the Unix Shell
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Working with Files and Directories
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Shell Scripts
5:00 pm Wrap-up and End

Day 2

12:30 pm Installation Problems and Review questions
1:00 pm Programming with Python Part 1
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Analysing Data with Python
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Repeating actions with FOR Loops
5:00 pm Wrap-up and End

Day 3

12:30 pm Welcome and instructions for the day
12:45 pm Programming with Python Part 2
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Errors and Exceptions
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Command-Line programs
5:00 pm Wrap-up and End

Day 4

12:30 pm Installation Problems and Review questions
12:50 pm Version Control with Git
2:00 pm Break
2:15 pm Git and Directories
3:20 pm Break
3:35 pm Recap and Conflicts
5:00 pm End/Post-workshop survey