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When & Where
Date: 
Thu, May 9, 2013 - 10:00 AM to Fri, May 10, 2013 - 5:00 PM
Location: 
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Description
Type: 

What: Our goal is to help scientists and engineers become more productive by teaching them basic computing skills like program design, version control, testing, and task automation. In this two-day boot camp, short tutorials will alternate with hands-on practical exercises. Participants will be encouraged both to help one another, and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. There will be online follow up sessions for 6 to 8 weeks extending the material from the boot camp.

Who: The course is aimed at postgraduate students and other scientists who are familiar with basic programming concepts (like loops, conditionals, arrays, and functions) but need help to translate this knowledge into practical tools to help them work more productively.

Content: The syllabus for this boot camp will include: using the shell to do more in less time using version control to manage and share information basic Python programming how (and how much) to test programs documentation and debugging When: March 4-5 and March 6-7, 2013. (We are offering two separate boot camps back to back.)

Please mail info@software-carpentry.org for more information

Details
Training Host: 
Format Detail: 
Participation in these boot camps is restricted to LBL staff. Email info@software-carpentry.org to propose a boot camp on the UC Berkeley campus.
Participant Technology Requirement: 
Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a few specific software packages installed. (The list will be sent to participants a week before the boot camp.)