What is "version control" and why is it important for you as a researcher? Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versi... Read more
On Tuesday May 26th from 12:00-1:00pm NZST New Zealand will have its first Carpentries community call of 2020.The Carpentries project comprises the Software Carpentry, Data Carpentry, and Library C... Read more
Creating clear analyses that can be reproduced easily sounds simple. So why do so many of us struggle to re-run code that was developed 2, 5, or 10 years ago or find ourselves utterly lost when att... Read more
NeSI's next online hacky hour will be happening on Wednesday 18 March. These one-hour sessions are held monthly for any genomics researcher using NeSI, whether you are early in your journey, a seas... Read more
As access to data grows exponentially, genomics researchers are looking more towards using workflows. But what does an effective workflow look like and how should people go about developing one for... Read more
If effectively anticipating your job’s HPC resource requirements is a skill that you want to develop, come along to NeSI’s next “Quick Tips” webinar: How efficient is my job? NeSI’s Anthony Shaw w... Read more
In 2020 NeSI will be continuing to hold online ‘Genomics on NeSI’ hacky hours. These one-hour sessions will be held monthly for any genomics researcher using NeSI, whether you are early in your jo... Read more
Coding can be tricky and frustrating, which is why NeSI’s first Quick tips webinar of 2020 will cover troubleshooting on NeSI. According to Wikipedia, troubleshooting is “a logical, systematic sea... Read more
Genomics Aotearoa (GA) and New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI) will be running a Genomics Data Carpentry workshop on January 28-29 at the University of Auckland City Campus. The Carpentries ... Read more
You may be very familiar with ‘for’ loops and ‘while’ loops. Quite often, they are the first things we learn about on our coding journey. Surprisingly, these humble loops could be slowing down the... Read more
