Third INTERSECT Bootcamp
INTERSECT Bootcamp '25
The INTERSECT Research Software Engineering Bootcamp will be a 4.5 day intensive hands-on workshop focusing on practices that will help research software developers improve the quality, reproducibility, and sustainability of their software.
Agenda
A prelimary agenda is below.
All instruction sessions will take place at Princeton University, Room A06 Jadwin Hall.
Day 1 - Monday, July 14
| Time | Session Title | Instructor(s) |
| 8:00 - 8:45 | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcome & Introduction | Ian Cosden & Jeff Carver |
| 9:00 - 10:15 | Project Management Part 1 | Miranda Mundt |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Project Management Part 2 | Miranda Mundt |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Design Part 1 | Abbey Roelofs |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 - 3:00 | Design Part 2 | Abbey Roelofs |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:45 | Licensing | John Holland |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Welcome Reception & Dinner | Lewis Library Atrium |
*The Monday evening reception & dinner is sponsored by Princeton Research Computing.
Day 2 - Tuesday, July 15
| Time | Session Title | Instructor(s) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Working Collaboratively Intro | Lauren Milechin |
| 9:15 - 10:30 | Collaborative Git Part 1 | Lauren Milechin |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Collaborative Git Part 2 | Lauren Milechin |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Issue Tracking | Miranda Mundt |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Making Good PRs | Miranda Mundt |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:45 | Better Documentation | Miranda Mundt |
| 6:00 - 9:00 | Reception Dinner at Palmer House |
*The Tuesday evening reception dinner is sponsored by Princeton Research Computing.
Day 3 - Wednesday, July 16
| Time | Session Title | Instructor(s) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Code Review Part 1 | Abbey Roelofs |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Code Review Part 2 | Abbey Roelofs |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Group Photo | |
| 12:30 - | Lunch |
*Note: no formal bootcamp activities are planned for Wednesday afternoon. Participants may use this time to explore the area, connect with other participants, or just decompress.
Day 4 - Thursday, July 17
| Time | Session Title | Instructor(s) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 10:45 | Packaging & Distribution Part 1 | George Dang & John Holland |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:15 | Packaging & Distribution Part 2 | George Dang & John Holland |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch | |
| 1:15 - 3:00 | Testing Part 1 | Gabe Perez-Giz |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15 - 4:30 | Testing Part 2 | Gabe Perez-Giz |
Day 5 - Friday, July 18
| Time | Session Title | Instructor(s) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Breakfast | |
| 9:00- 10:30 | CI/CD Part 1 | Marshall McDonnell |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | CI/CD Part 2 | Marshall McDonnell |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Survey & Final Remarks | Ian Cosden & Jeff Carver |
| 12:00 - | Boxed To-Go Lunch |
Meals
During the workshop we will provide breakfast and lunch (M-F) for all participants. Dinner will be provided on Monday and Tuesday, other days are on your own.
Preparation
We expect attendees to come with a basic background in programming. Previous, formal computer science (CS) training is specifically not a prerequisite. Rather, we expect many, if not most attendees to be self-taught programmers coming from non-CS domains. Where possible, we will aim to keep instruction uncoupled from specific languages or technologies. Because this is nearly impossible, we expect attendees to have a working knowledge of python, basic git commands and functionality, competency with an editor, and experience working with the command line. Additionally, participants should be comfortable managing their own development environment on their laptop.
Sponsors
Travel funding is provided via NSF.
Thanks to Princeton Research Computing for supporting the reception dinners.
Questions
Please email Ian Cosden (icosden@princeton.edu) and/or Jeff Carver (carver@cs.ua.edu).