Summary Python ranks #1 in popularity of programming languages on the TIOBE Index TIOBE Index The popularity of programming languages is reflected in the TIOBE Programming Community index which is updated once a month. The …
Programming
PATH: the overlooked crucial variable
What is PATH There are many technical definitions that can be found, but in simple terms, PATH is a list of directories.The listed directories will contain the software that run on the computer, including the …
Python for the Life Sciences – A Gentle Introduction
Summary This book will be used to learn Python in workshop settings. For Biologists, Life Scientists There are many books, even free books, with the objective to teach Python or other programming languages. I previously …
File not Found. Digital Fluency of new generations
Summary New generations lack the concepts of files and folders organization as they rely on search methods or search engines to find what they need. In 2017, astronomer Catherine Garland first noticed the issue. Her …
Free on-line Python, R, Data Science Programming Courses
Free courses This new page lists professional courses available to UW-Madison personnel at LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) and just requires a NetID. The page has been added on the new “Software Resources” top menu for …
New classroom, computers, workshops
New classroom, computers, workshops New Apple Macintosh M1 computers are ready for hosting new workshops in person again. Apple M1 Macintosh The classroom is now equipped with Macintosh mac-mini computers with the new M1 chip. …
R and Python workshops – Fall 2022
Summary Check the Calendar listing for data analysis workshops links and registration forms. Below are workshop dates for SSCC, Madison chapter of Software Carpentry, and Steenbock Library series. Social Science Computing Cooperative (SSCC) The table …
w3schools code tutorials
w3schools: Learn to Code On the w3schools site I was surprised to find a lot more than informational tutorial for Web coding such as CSS or PHP. The site offers a large number of well …
Learn X in Y minutes
Learn X in Y minutes In the past we had “flash cards” to memorize and review materials. This site Learn X in Y minutes has one-page reminders that can be used to re-learn material or …
1to3 and 3to1 peptide sequence conversion
Summary 1. How to easily convert a string of character to appear one character per line> Either of: echo “abcdefg” | fold -w1 echo “abcdefg” | grep -o . 2. How to convert amino acid …