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Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, | Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, | ||
only few scientists have been trained to use them. As a result, instead of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing deficient code and | only few scientists have been trained to use them. As a result, instead of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing deficient code and | ||
reinventing the wheel. In this course we will present a selection of advanced programming techniques and best practices which are standard in the industry, | reinventing the wheel. In this course we will present a selection of advanced programming techniques and best practices which are standard in the industry, | ||
- | but especially tailored to the needs of a programming scientist. Lectures are devised to be interactive and to give the students | + | but especially tailored to the needs of a programming scientist. Lectures are interactive and allow students to acquire |
- | direct hands-on experience with the materials. Students will work in pairs throughout the school and will team up to practice the newly learned skills in a | + | direct hands-on experience with the topics. Students will work in pairs throughout the school and will team up to practice the newly learned skills in a |
real programming project — an entertaining computer game. | real programming project — an entertaining computer game. | ||
We use the Python programming language for the entire course. Python works as a simple programming language for beginners, but more | We use the Python programming language for the entire course. Python works as a simple programming language for beginners, but more | ||
- | importantly, | + | importantly, |
- | great wealth of open source libraries for scientific computing and data visualization | + | |
- | programming scientist. | + | |
- | This school is targeted at Master or PhD students and Post-docs | + | This school is targeted at PhD students, postdocs |
- | C/C++, MATLAB, or R is absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Python and of a version control system | + | C/C++, MATLAB, or R is absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Python and git or another |
- | or bazaar | + | |
[[introductory_material|introductory material]] **before** the course. | [[introductory_material|introductory material]] **before** the course. | ||
- | We are striving hard to get a pool of students which is international and gender-balanced: | + | 🌈 We care for diversity and inclusion, and strive for a welcoming atmosphere to programming scientists |
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=== Date & Location === | === Date & Location === | ||
- | **31 August–5 September, | + | ** 25 August – 1 September, |
- | The application process is complete, we are currently reviewing applications. | + | === Applications === |
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- | If you are in Latin America you may want to attend to [[https://latam.aspp.school|ASPP-LatAm]] in summer 2021. Write to [[latam@aspp.school]] | + | Application deadline: **23:59 UTC, Wednesday 1 May, 2024**.\\ |
+ | There will be no deadline extension, so be sure to apply on time. Invitations and notification of rejection will be sent by Sunday 26 May, 2024. | ||
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+ | The [[students|30 participants]] have been selected! | ||
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+ | **The deadline for application has expired**. If you missed it, write to [[info@aspp.school]] to be put onthe announcement list for **ASPP2024**.*/ | ||
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+ | Participation is for free, i.e. **no fee is charged**! Participants however should take care of travel, living, and accommodation expenses by themselves. | ||
=== Program === | === Program === | ||
- | * Version control | + | * Large-scale collaborative scientific code development |
* Best practices in data visualization | * Best practices in data visualization | ||
* Testing and debugging scientific code | * Testing and debugging scientific code | ||
* Advanced NumPy | * Advanced NumPy | ||
* Organizing, documenting, | * Organizing, documenting, | ||
- | * Advanced scientific | + | * Scientific programming patterns in Python |
* Writing parallel applications in Python | * Writing parallel applications in Python | ||
- | * Profiling and speeding up scientific code with Cython and numba | + | * Profiling and speeding up scientific code |
* Programming in teams | * Programming in teams | ||
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=== Sponsors === | === Sponsors === | ||
- | + | We are able to hold this year's ASPP school thanks to the financial | |
- | We are able to hold this year's ASPP school thanks to the generous | + | |