Dates: 6 - 9 October 2025, 1:30 pm -5:00 pm
Venue: Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, SR II and III
Lecturer: Jörn Behrens, Universität Hamburg
Credit points: 1.0
Outline:
The course does not focus so much on a specific programming language or special algorithms, but rather on techniques such as software management, software planning and design, debugging techniques, verification and validation, and documentation. In other words, it focuses on good programming practices that are not usually taught.
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Time/Day |
Mon, Oct 6 |
Tue, Oct 7 |
Wed, Oct |
Thu, Oct 9 |
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13:30-15:00 |
Introduction: aim, preliminaries, Facts & Falacies..., the hardware-software mapping problem, specifics of scientific software development |
How to plan software development, Software Life Cycle, etc. |
Testing and verification, code validation, automated build |
Documentation, inline documentation, licensing |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
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15:30-17:00 |
Versioning: Introduction to SVN and git |
Intro to project management, programming approaches, estimation, etc., Using ticketing, release plans |
Testing strategies, Code management, maintenance, debugging strategies |
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Times are estimates |
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Lecturer: Jörn Behrens is Professor of Numerical Methods in Geosciences at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics, University of Hamburg. His group “Numerical Methods in Geosciences” develops methods for efficiently solving multi-scale geoscientific problems numerically. An unsolved question in such simulations is the correct description and numerical representation of multi-scale processes. One of our key objectives is the development of Adaptive Multi-Scale Methods. More info on Prof. Behrens.
