1.3 When and how to ask for help - Getting started with scientific computing/HPC (winter 2022)
Channel: Aalto Scientific Computing
Date: 02/02/2022

It's dangerous to go alone, take us! Don't waste time struggling, there are plenty of people here for you.  We discuss why you should ask for help quickly, and how to do it to get the best response.  We discuss what it's like to be on both sides of the support system.

https://cicero.xyz/v3/remark/0.14.0/github.com/bast/help-with-supercomputers/main/talk.md/

00:00 Intro
01:52 Outline and goals
04:40 Where to ask
06:20 Who is on the other side?
11:06 Subject, context, and formulating questions.
15:42 When to ask for help
17:56 XY problem, needing X but asking for Y
22:52 You are not alone
23:52 Q&A: XY problems, chat, ...

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This is part of the Aalto Scientific Computing "Getting started with Scientific Computing" and "HPC Kickstart" workshop.  The videos are available to everyone, but may be most useful to the people who attended the workshop and want to review later.

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZLVmS9rf3nOKhGHMw4ZY57rO7tQIxk5V

Workshop webpage day 1: https://scicomp.aalto.fi/training/scip/getting-started-with-scientific-computing/
Workshop webpage day 2-3: https://scicomp.aalto.fi/training/scip/winter-kickstart/

Aalto Scientific Computing: https://scicomp.aalto.fi/
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