Join us on Gitter!

By Damien Irving.

A number of attendees from the Research Bazaar conference noted that they learned at least as much from the social activities at the conference as they did in the formal classes. This kind of informal learning plays a big part in staying up-to-date with the latest digital research skills, so we are keen to keep the conversations going. There are already great online forums for posting specific questions (e.g. Stack Overflow), but what’s missing is a place for casual “water cooler” chats that are a little more in depth than the ultra-brief back and forth that happens on Twitter. In an attempt to fill this void, we’ve launched a resbaz room on Gitter. It’s a public room, so to join the conversation all you need to do is sign up for a (free) GitHub account.* See you there!


*Of course, you can also come to one of our Software Carpentry workshops to learn how to use GitHub to manage your code!