Please read this short paper before coming to the discussion. Here is the link to the paper: Carey & Papin 2018 PLoS Computational Biology

We will be discussing topics presented in the paper, such as immersion is the best learning tool, learning how to ask questions, etc. We will give everyone a chance to talk about their “painful” experience when they started learning to program and any tips they have. We will also be discussing a more general topic of how to approach learning to program and how to break down a complex coding problem into smaller pieces.