Event 1/5: Coding Buddy Start (Aachen): Introduction & Codestructure

6 May 2026, 08:00 → 8 May 2026, 18:00 Europe/Berlin

INC Invention Center (Aachen)

The ErUM-Data Code Buddies Program is organized by the BMBF-funded ErUM-Data-Hub with support from the community organization DIG-UM. The event serves the professional education of young scientists belonging to the ErUM-Data Community. The course is aimed at all ErUM-Data scientists who want to take their programming skills to the next level and have an ongoing coding project. All Info here: https://indico.desy.de/category/1160/. 

This is the first event of the Coding Buddy Program 2026. Please register here: https://indico.desy.de/event/52132/. 

 

Wednesday 6 May

13:00 Lunch Arrival & Registration

Welcome & Program Structure

Convener: Angela Warkentin (ErUM-Data-Hub (RWTH Aachen University))

Welcome: Know your Buddies

Pitch & Coffee

Lecture: Version Control & Code Quality

Coding: Coding Time ("Speedating networking")

18:00 Welcome Dinner

Thursday 7 May

08:30 Coffee

Testing: Lecture

Pitch&Coffee

Coding: Coding time (Hands-on)

12:30 Lunch

CI & Documentation: Lecture

16:00 Coffee

Coding: Coding Time (Hands-On)

18:00 Dinner

Social Event

Friday 8 May

08:30 Coffee

LLM Copiling: Lecture&Codingtime

Convener: Jonas Eschle (University of Zurich)

10:30 Coffee

Fast, efficient & sustainable coding

Wrap-Up: Survey & See you soon

12:30 Lunch