Learning How to program on HPC cluster (part II: C, Fortran, debugging and profiling)

Introduction to programming with C language

9 Nov 2023, 09:30

1h 30m

SHANON (building Maxwell, first floor) (Louvain-La-Neuve)

Speaker

Olivier Mattelaer (UCLouvain/CISM)

Description

C is a very performant language on which are build C++ but also Python (and many others). Even if this language is now mainly superseeded by C++, it is important to understand the basic of the language if you want to learn C++ and or Cuda programming (for GPU).

Contents: Basic of C programming pointer concept array memory management

Prerequisite: Being able to use SSH with private keys  Being familiar with a text editor  Mastering the Linux command line and the GNU utilities (mkdir, cp, scp, etc.) Prerequisite for: CUDA programming Type: Hands-on Target audience: Rookie programmer Must: This session is a nice-to-have for those who need to develop fast scientific software.

Presentation materials

22_11_C_CISM.pdf

C_lecture.tgz