https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/tag/saint-marys-university/Recent content in Saint Mary's University on The CarpentriesHugoen-usWed, 20 Nov 2024 10:51:28 -0500https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2012/07/wrapping-up-in-halifax/Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2012/07/wrapping-up-in-halifax/<p><b>This post originally appeared on the <a href="https://software-carpentry.org/">Software Carpentry website.</a></b></p> <p>Things went pretty well here in Halifax&mdash;thanks to the local helpers, and to Justin Ely from STScI for coming up to teach. Next stop, Scarborough!</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Good</strong></td> <td><strong>Bad</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li>Pedagogy</li> <li>Work more efficiently (shell)</li> <li>Support staff</li> <li>pair computing / working in groups on problems</li> <li>Version Control / logging</li> <li>Planning workflow methods</li> <li>provenance</li> <li>data processing</li> <li>website</li> <li>citations</li> <li>passing on good habits</li> <li>good teaching tools</li> <li>presentation style</li> <li>post-its</li> <li>stories</li> <li>scheduling</li> <li>transfer concepts to science</li> <li>"practical" code practices were very portable</li> </ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul> <li>too fast/too short</li> <li>more on code organization</li> <li>more handouts / outline</li> <li>svn binary examples / how to create repository</li> <li>how do i organize repository?</li> <li>wanted more background on everything</li> <li>testing too confusing</li> <li>incomplete system requirements for examples</li> <li>stories</li> <li>greg works too fast / code disappears on run</li> <li>how to put all together?</li> <li>public relations/ getting the work out</li> <li>introduce everyone and helpers</li> <li>Some people were wait-listed and people didn't show up</li> <li>use teaching tools more</li> <li>contrived examples</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2012/05/halifax-in-july/Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://deploy-preview-705--carpentries-website.netlify.app/blog/2012/05/halifax-in-july/<p><b>This post originally appeared on the <a href="https://software-carpentry.org/">Software Carpentry website.</a></b></p> <p>We have just added another workshop to the summer's list, this one at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on July 16-17. Please let friends and colleagues know&mdash;I look forward to meeting them.</p>