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3-5 January 2024, Portland OR
Welcome to the repository for the 2024 URSSI Winter School! All instruction will happen at the Oregon State University Portland Center.
The front doors are located on the corner of 6th/Morrison (right next to The Nines Hotel). You will need to access the call box to ring security, show the guest pass to the little camera there, and security will buzz you in. Elevators will be unlocked for you and we are on the 2nd floor in room 2029.
Please show the guest pass on your phone (or a printed copy) to the camera at the entrance.
| Time | Topic | Resources | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd, 1-2pm | Welcome and introductions | Kyle | |
| 3rd, 2-5pm | Software design and modularity, Structuring Python packages |
Eva, Kyle | |
| 4th, 9am-12pm | Collaboration with Git/GitHub/Workflows, Git Exercises, work time | Madicken | |
| 4th, 1-5pm | Testing and continuous integration, linting repo, work time | Eva | |
| 5th, 9am-12pm | Peer code review, Remote Development on HPCs work time | Madicken, Joanna | |
| 5th, 1-5pm | Documentation and versioning, Open science & software citation | Kyle | |
| 5th, 6:30 pm | Informal dinner @ 10 Barrel Brewing |
Each morning and afternoon session will be split up with a break, and we'll have lunch organized on-site on both the 4th and 5th.
We have adopted a code of conduct for the URSSI Winter School and all associated spaces, both physical and digital. Please review this.
Also, the URSSI Winter School is a scent-free environment. We would like to ask the participants to refrain from using any scented lotions, perfumes, essential oils, scented antiperspirants, etc., as these make the space inaccessible for folks with asthma, allergies to the scents, or with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Having a scent-free environment will help prevent dizziness, nausea, breathing difficulties, headaches, and other issues among our participants.
You will need a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that you have administrative privileges on, and need some specific software packages installed:
- the Bash shell; you should only have to set this up if you are using a Windows machine, following the Software Carpentry setup instructions
- Git
- Python 3.x; we recommend installing Anaconda
- a text editor, preferably one designed for writing code; we recommend VS Code, Atom, or Sublime Text
You should also sign up for a GitHub account if you don't already have one.
Specific Python packages (install with pip or conda):
- pytest
- sphinx
Most of your work time will be spent on an individual project where you develop a Python-based research software package. Please bring an idea or some basis for a project.
Ideally, this should be something that supports your work and that you would (or could) continue developing or using after the winter school. We hope that most—or at least some—of the projects will eventually be submitted to the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS), which we'll briefly talk about on the final day.
Please follow the instructions you will receive over email and reach out to Kyle Niemeyer with any questions or concerns.
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