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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/08/2026

So, at #JuliaCon I'll be talking a bit about why (and perhaps why not) Julia is a good first programming language for Physicists.

Flyer for talk, text follows:
Experiences of Julia (versus other languages) as educational targets forundergraduate physicists
Sam Skipsey
AUGUST 12-10:15 CEST | ALTE MENSA — AUDI MAX
Whilst the majority of Universities have pivoted increasingly to Python as the primary (and in some cases, only) teaching language for Undergraduate Physics, there are compelling reasons to introduce Julia as a target language. This is not without precedent:
Engineering departments in multiple countries (Germany, USA...) have used Julia as a teaching language for some years, due to the ease of porting mathematical expressions to it, and its similarity to MATLAB. | discuss the motivations for doing so in Physics, and some experiences of introducing Julia in a structured way to undergraduate students at the University of Glasgow (although not in a formal course).
Juliacon Global 2026
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, GermanyAugust 10-15 2026
(there's also a QR code that links to the talk itself)

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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 14/07/2026

Okay, Kobo Desktop actually works on Linux (which it didn't last time I tried it) so I now have @grimalkina 's book on my phone via methods which will not be elaborated. Looking forward to reading it!

The cover of Cat Hicks' The Psychology of Software Teams, as a screenshot from an ebook reader.

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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

Really enjoyed the launch event for #TeachingProgrammingAcrossDisciplines book - so many good things in the 36 (!) chapters, and it's ethically licensed too! (Find the online copy @ teaching-programming.github.io/book ) Also good to connect again with […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

The yellow-black-white cover of the physical edition of Teaching Programming Across Disciplines. Cartoon format title over a checkerboard of lofi cartoon faces which Pawel claims are individual authors.

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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/12/2025

[Advent of Code 2025 Day 4 code uiua] And, thanks to #uiua 's built in gif support, it just needed a small edit to keep the history of the grid and a &fwa "out.gif" gif 24 to output this animation of the sequence of barrels being removed:

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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2025

So, the Roller Derby World Cup happened from 3-6 July in Innsbruck, Austria. Our hosts Fearless Bruisers Innsbruck were extremely hard working, and from the 1st to the 7th (including set up + teardown time) we worked with 6 THOs, 2 THAs, 2 THPs and three GTOs to […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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aoanla @aoanla.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2025

I enjoyed the University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference today - although apparently they only have a presence on X (sigh) so I might be the only person repping this hashtag on Fedi... Some positive and useful conversations about instilling […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

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How will students engage in C4L?
C4L sits between the discipline and the extracurricular. In offering C4L, all students will have opportunity to learn in interdisciplinary, challenge-focused, experiential (where appropriate) and work-related (where possible) ways as part of a credit bearing suite of courses, alongside their chosen degree pathway, significantly enhancing their development as an intellectual enquirer, life-long learner and ‘real Citizen world’ problem solver whilst at Glasgow.

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