Hey! Very cool for us perl-newbies. :-) Much appreciated. > -----Original Message----- > From: bioclusters-bounces+brodie=mcw.edu at bioinformatics.org > [mailto:bioclusters-bounces+brodie=mcw.edu at bioinformatics.org] On Behalf > Of Tim Booth > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:41 AM > To: bioclusters at bioinformatics.org > Cc: gvwilson at cs.utoronto.ca; Bela Tiwari; Joe Wood > Subject: [Bioclusters] re: software skills course > > Hi Greg + list people, > > As part of a bioinformatics group in Oxford, UK, I was involved in > putting on a similar (2 day) course in Perl. The notes and exercises > are on the web: > > http://envgen.nox.ac.uk/envgen/training/archives/000445.html > > The audience ranged from complete programming novices to some with > moderate coding experience, so we got some good feedback on how the > scientists approached the programming concepts, though we didn't cover > anything particularly advanced or get into software design, > re-usability, testing regimes etc. > > Also, though I have been programming for years I have never got around > to learning Python so this looks like a great time to learn the basics > while reviewing your notes. I don't think I'll be able to make it over > for the trial run of the course :-( but I'd really like to see the > materials, and will send feedback. I may even be able to find a real > scientist to try them out on! > > Cheers, > > TIM > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:58:27 -0400 > > From: Greg Wilson <gvwilson at cs.utoronto.ca> > > Subject: [Bioclusters] re: software skills course > > To: bioclusters at bioinformatics.org > > Message-ID: <ddcpug$a08$6 at sea.gmane.org> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm working with support from the Python Software Foundation to develop > > an open source course on basic software development skills for people > > with backgrounds in science and engineering. I have a beta version of > > the course notes ready for review, and would like to pull in people > > in sci&eng to look it over and give me feedback. If you know anyone > > who fits this bill (particularly people who might be interested in > > following along with a trial run of the course this fall), I'd be > > grateful for pointers. > > > > Thanks, > > Greg Wilson > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bioclusters maillist - Bioclusters at bioinformatics.org > https://bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bioclusters