Trevor Keller

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I completely agree, @bkmgit: I use C++ & CUDA for my HPC work, with some Python glue. We are not trying to force people to use Python, and certainly are...

The conventional Carpentries approach is to have the Learners and Instructor typing the same thing, to remain engaged and get used to keystrokes. For an individual following a web tutorial,...

`KNOWN_CODEBLOCKS` in `bin/lesson_check.py`

Recommend making this WIP Ep. 19, so the "consecutive numbering" check can pass.

No. Lessons must be numbered consecutively.

If you want options, the episode would have to be snippetized.

My opinion is that, as a popular, powerful, and high-level language, teaching the bare minimum using Python is time well spent. If we choose to iterate, revisiting the π calculator...

We need to keep our teaching goals in mind. There are a million details we would all like to teach the Learners about how to craft a better parallel program:...

@davidhenty (EPCC) mentioned ~some "nightmares"~ greater-than-typical difficulty running the course last week. During May's [crypto-mining attack](https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/18/european-supercomputers-hacked-mine-cryptocurrency/), stolen SSH keys were used by the ne'er-do-wells to easily hop from one supercomputer...

Well, hang on, `info.snip` and `explore.snip` come from different places, so I'm all kinds of wrong here. Having the output would be nice for reference ("you should see..."), but is...