Programming Café - 2 May 2024

Do you want to meet other researchers, improve your programming skills, or ask questions related to programming? Pick up your laptop and come to the Programming Café! 

During this informal meet-up, which is a ‘relaunch’ of the popular R Café, we will share knowledge about programming through short presentations, work on programming projects, and help each other with challenges in working with code and data. 

This months theme: Pluto.jl, interactive notebooks for Julia

Are you curious about how scientific computing can be more accessible and fun? Pluto is a programming environment for Julia designed to be just that. In a simple, intuitive environment, you can create lightweight, reproducible notebooks that react instantly to your ideas. In this session, you will learn what Pluto is, and how it can benefit researchers and educators. Presentation and exercises by Luka van der Plas (Developer at Research Software Lab).

What to expect 

During the Programming Café, you can work on your own project and share knowledge in a community setting. You can also bring your programming questions, bugs, and problems to resolve or discuss with members of RDM Support and researchers attending the café.  

Furthermore, each Programming Café will have a special theme. This is typically a short presentation or demonstration of (maximum) half an hour. We are always looking for suggestions on themes and people who want to present something. Don’t hesitate to send an email to info.rdm@uu.nl if you want to provide a suggestion or give a presentation! 

Who can attend 

Everyone is welcome at the Programming Café! You can be of any skill level and at any stage in working with your code and data. We expect most attendees will be R or Python users, but users of other programming languages and software are invited as well.  

Registration 

Registrations are not mandatory, but we appreciate them in order to arrange refreshments and snacks. For the same reason, it would be helpful to deregister in case you can no longer attend. You can register using the link at the bottom of this page. 

More information and contact 

To stay up to date on the planning and themes of the Programming Café, keep an eye on the Programming Café website and the UU/UMCU Programming Community on Microsoft Teams. 

Can't make it to the Programming Café? You can also come by our weekly Walk-In Hours for all your questions about research data and software, or contact us via info.rdm@uu.nl.