Resources
I’m trying to learn more about how grad students, postdocs and scientists in fields like Ecology, Biology and Building Science use software for research and communicating.
Here’s a small list of resources and links I’ve been collecting…
Papers
- "Computer Programming Skills for Environmental Sciences," a paper (2012) by Denis Valle and Aaron Berdanier.
Online Classes
- Python for Atmosphere and Ocean Scientists" A by Damien Irving (@DrClimate)
Organizations
- The Carpentries A non-profit that consists of "communities of Instructors, Trainers, Maintainers, helpers, and supporters who share a mission to teach foundational computational and data science skills to researchers."
Worth revisiting
Some day I'll make a compendium of stories, articles and blog posts that I think aspiring developers should read:
Jeff Atwood breaks it down: you must read the source.