Introduction to carpentries

Conference item : Presentation

A variety of speakers will share details about open software, how to use it, and how to learn more about it.

Why do people use Python for Data Science? (Charles Rahal)
Python has become a central tool in data science due to a confluence of design features and a vast ecosystem of libraries that facilitate rigorous mathematical and statistical work. In this brief ten-minute talk, we will explain and further answer the question: “Why do people use Python for Data Science?”

Why type commands into a computer in 2025? (Bob Turner)
For decades the normal way to work with computers has been by using a mouse and keyboard, or a touch screen, and to interact with visual metaphors for the things we want to do - a graphical user interface. So why do people who write compter programs still routinely type in commands with a keyboard, and why do we still teach this? I will attempt to answer these questions.

Authors: Rahal, C; Turner, B

• Publisher: Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
• Place of publication: Oxford
• Publication date: 2025-03-06
• Event title: Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship 2025
• Event location: Online - Virtual conference
• Event website: https://openaccess.ox.ac.uk/oxfos
• Event start date: 2025-03-03
• Event end date: 2025-03-13
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-o8k7wkmkp
• Language: English
• Keywords: carpentries; open software; OxFOS
• Subjects: Research
• Subtype: Presentation