Online
1 - 4 April 2025
9:15 - 13:00 BST (UTC + 1)
Instructors: Aman Goel, Sam Mangham, Colin Sauze, Philly Broadbent
Helpers: Aleks Nenadic
This workshop is organised by the Software Sustainability Institute and funded by UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN).
Course material that will be used at the workshop is available online and will remain publicly available after the workshop.
Where: This workshop will take place online via Zoom - the organisers will provide registered participants with the connection information closer to the workshop.
When: 1 - 4 April 2025, 9:15 - 13:00 BST (UTC + 1).
Requirements: Participants must have access to a computer with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. Participants should have a few specific software packages installed - please make sure to follow the setup instructions.
Contact: Please email a.nenadic@software.ac.uk for more information.
Everyone who participates in this workshop is required to conform to the Code of Conduct.
We will use this collaborative document for chatting, taking notes, and sharing URLs and bits of code.
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
| 09:15 | Course introduction |
| 09:45 | FAIR research software |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Tools and good practices for software |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Tools and good practices for software (cont'd) |
| 13:00 | End |
| 09:15 | Day 1 recap |
| 09:30 | Version control |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Version Control (cont'd) |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Reproducible software environments |
| 13:00 | End |
| 09:15 | Day 2 recap |
| 09:30 | Code readability |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Code structure |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Code correctness & testing |
| 13:00 | End |
| 09:15 | Day 3 recap |
| 09:30 | Software documentation |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Software documentation (cont'd) |
| 11:30 | Break |
| 11:45 | Open software management & collaboration |
| 13:00 | Wrap-up/End |
Please make sure that you have all the required software installed before coming to the workshop. If you are having installation or setup problems - please contact the workshop organisers who will be able to assist you. Failing to have a working setup on your machine will slow everyone down at the workshop.