timetable.md

Timetable

Week	Date	Type	Description	Lecturer
1	14.10.	🧑‍🏫	Course intro, intro to SSE, VC basics	Gerasimos
		🧑‍🏫	Git basics, my Git workflow, Git quiz, how to challenge	Gerasimos
2	21.10.	🧑‍🏫	My neat little Git trick, merge vs rebase, working in teams	Frédéric
		💻️	Git	Frédéric
		⚠️	Deadline: Register for the Challenge
3	28.10.	🧑‍🏫	Virtualization and containers	Gerasimos
		💻️	Containers	Gerasimos
4	04.11.	✏️	Interim assessment 1
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 1
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 1
5	11.11.	🧑‍🏫	Intro packaging, Python packaging	Felix
		💻️	Python packaging	Felix
6	18.11.	🧑‍🏫	Linux fundamentals, Make, CMake	Gerasimos
		💻️	CMake and Docker	Gerasimos
7	25.11.	🧑‍🏫	Spack	Frédéric
		💻️	Spack	Frédéric
8	02.12.	🧑‍🏫	CPack and more CMake	Frédéric
		💻️	CPack	Frédéric
9	09.12.	🧑‍🏫	Technical writing	Gerasimos
		💻️	Code review	Gerasimos
10	16.12.	✏️	Interim assessment 2
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 2
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 2
		⚠️	Deadline: Suggest a Challenge contribution
-	23.12.	🎄	Christmas break
-	30.12.	🎄	Christmas break
-	06.01.	🎄	Christmas break
11	13.01.	🧑‍🏫	Intro testing, testing in Python	Felix
		💻️	Testing in Python	Felix
12	20.01.	🧑‍🏫	Markup, Pandoc, website gener.	Felix
		🧑‍🏫	FLOSS, versioning, repo layouts, DOI, Zenodo, DaRUS	Gerasimos
13	27.01.	🧑‍🏫	Automation, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI	Felix
		💻️	GitHub Actions	Felix
14	03.02.	🧑‍🏫	Boost.Test and CTest	Frédéric
		💻️	Boost.Test and CTest	Frédéric
15	10.02.	✏️	Interim assessment 3
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 3
		🎉	Student presentations: Challenge - step 3

This timetable is for the winter term 2026-27.

Resources:

• Challenge respository
• Register for the Challenge

Week 1

Introduction and Chapter 1: Version Control

• Morning:
  • 40 min.: Course planning + questions
  • 10 min.: Overview demo
  • 20 min.: Introduction to RSE
  • 20 min.: Introduction to version control
• Afternoon:
  • 15 min.: Recap of Git basics
  • Tell students how to recap Git in detail if needed: py-rse book
  • 50 min.: How I work with Git
  • 20 min.: Your Challenge: Contribute to Real Simulation Software
  • Ask students to prepare My favorite neat little Git trick

Week 2

Chapter 1: Version Control (cont.)

• Morning:
  • 30 min.: My favorite neat little Git trick
  • 25 min.: Merge vs. rebase
  • 25 min.: Working in teams / Git workflows
  • 10 min.: GitHub/GitLab standards
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise on Git Workflows

Deadline: (23:59) Register for the Challenge.

Week 3

Chapter 2: Virtualization and Containers

• Morning:
  • 5 min.: Virtualization and Containers
  • 15 min.: VirtualBox: slides, demo
  • 20 min.: Vagrant: slides, demo
  • 30 min.: Docker: slides, demo
  • 20 min.: Singularity / Apptainer: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Virtualization and Containers

Week 4

Interim assessment 1 and student presentations 1

• Morning:
  • Assessment on the topics of weeks 1, 2, 3.
  • The Challenge, step one, presentations
• Afternoon:
  • The Challenge, step one, presentations

Week 5

Chapter 3: Building and Packaging - Python

• Morning:
  • 15 min.: Introduction to Packaging
  • 75 min.: Packaging a Python Code: demo, slides
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise on Packaging a Python Code

Week 6

Chapter 3: Building and Packaging - Linux

• Morning:
  • 25 min.: Some Linux fundamentals: slides, demo
  • 20 min.: Introduction to Make: slides, demo
  • 45 min.: Introduction to CMake: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Let's Fight With CMake, Docker, and Some Dependencies

Week 7

Chapter 3: Building and Packaging - Spack

• Morning:
  • 90 min.: Packaging for High-Performance Computing: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Packaging with Spack

Week 8

Chapter 3: Building and Packaging - CMake and CPack

• Morning:
  • 5 min.: Organizational remarks: slides
  • 65 min.: Installation and Packaging with CMake and CPack: slides, demo
  • 20 min.: More CMake Demo (preCICE and ccmake): demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Packaging with CPack

Week 9

Chapter 4: Documentation - Technical Writing, Code Review

• Morning:
  • 90 min.: Technical Writing: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Reviewing with AI tools

Week 10

Interim assessment 2 and student presentations 2

• Morning:
  • Assessment on the topics of weeks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
  • The Challenge, step two, presentations
• Afternoon:
  • The Challenge, step two, presentations

Deadline: Suggest a Challenge contribution.

Week 11

Chapter 5: Testing and Continuous Integration - Python

• Morning:
  • 20 min.: Introduction to Testing: slides
  • 70 min.: Testing Python Code: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Testing Python Code

Week 12

Chapter 4: Documentation - Tools,
Chapter 6: Miscellaneous - Publishing and Free Software

• Morning:
  • 25 min.: Markup Languages: slides
  • 20 min.: Pandoc: slides, demo
  • 35 min.: Documentation Website Generators: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 20 min.: Floss Licenses
  • 20 min.: Versioning
  • 20 min.: Repository Layouts
  • 20 min.: DOI, Zenodo, DaRUS

Week 13

Chapter 5: Testing and Continuous Integration - GitHub Actions and GitLab CI

• Morning:
  • 15 min.: Automation
  • 45 min.: GitHub Actions: slides, demo
  • 30 min.: GitLab CI: slides, demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Exercise: Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

Week 14

Chapter 5: Testing and Continuous Integration - Boost.Test and CTest

• Morning:
  • 20 min.: Introduction to Boost.Test: slides, demo
  • 15 min.: Lecture evaluation
  • 60 min.: Boost.Test and CTest in Action: SideMade Demo
  • 10 min.: Boost.Test in the Real World: preCICE Demo
• Afternoon:
  • 90 min.: Boost.Test and CTest in Action: SideMade Exercise

Week 15

Interim assessment 3 and student presentations 3

• Morning:
  • Assessment on the topics of weeks 11, 12, 13, 14.
  • The Challenge, step three, presentations
• Afternoon:
  • The Challenge, step three, presentations