Help & FAQ

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FAQ

Organizational

Which language will we be using?

You can use either Python, R, or Julia. We will be providing code examples in R and suppport in all three languages.

What software do I need to install?

You will need to use git, and a text editor or IDE.

For git, please see here for instructions on how to install it.

You can use any kind of text editor or IDE you like. We recomment using VS Code with the extension corresponding to your language of choice. You can also use Rstudio for R. See here for instructions on how to install the software and IDEs.

How do I submit an assignment?

We will be using Github-classroom to distribute and collect assignments. You will need to create a Github account if you don’t already have one.

Technical issues

I am lost with Github, what should I do?

GitHub has possibly the best tutorials and documentation of any software out there. You can find the Hello world there. Most of the time googling your issue will lead you to the right place.

I have bugs in my code/ something doesn’t work/ I don’t know how to do something, what should I do?

First google your issue. 90 times out of 100 this will solve your issues. Another 9% can be resolved by reading the documentation of the software you are using. For the very last percent you can ask your question during the exercises hours.

I cannot find the repository linked to the assignment, what should I do?

At the top of each assignment there should be a link you can manually click to accept the assignment. If this happens after the first assignment, please let us know.