Showing Changes When Teaching

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

A key - but challenging - part of learning to program is moving from writing technically-correct code “that works” to writing high-quality code that is sensibly decomposed into functions, generically-applicable and generally “good”. Indeed, you could say that this is exactly what Software Carpentry is about - taking you from someone bodging together a few bits of wood in the shed, to a skilled carpenter. As well as being challenging to learn, this is also challenging to teach: how should you show the progression from “working” to “good” code in a teaching context?

Feedback and Experiences from Southampton

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the Software Carpentry website.

I have recently organised a bootcamp at the University of Southampton, as part of my Software Sustainability Institute fellowship. I hadn't actually attended a bootcamp before (I was meant to, but unfortunately had to cancel) so it was a little nerve-wracking doing all of the organising - it all worked out well in the end though.

Robin Wilson on The Carpentries

Showing Changes When Teaching

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