Learning How to program on HPC cluster (part II: Fortran and C++)

Wednesday 12 Nov 2025, 09:30 → 15:00 Europe/Brussels

CYCL09B (Louvain-La-Neuve)

In this session we will cover the basics of some of the most common programming languages for HPC.
Contents:   Introduction to structured programming with Fortran Object Oriented Programming with C++	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.)
	Type: Hands-on Target audience: Rookie programmers Must: This session is a must for anyone who needs to write programs.

1 Structrured Language: Fortran

Speaker: Mr Pierre-Yves Barriat (UCL/ELIC)

2 C++

Introduction to object-oriented programming, classes and templates in C++. Learn useful design patterns that will help you design the architecture of your project.

Content:
- From C to C++
- What is a class ? What is an object ?
- Template programming
- Inheritance, abstract classes and interfaces
- Some more design patterns
- Good practices
- Some pointers to libraries and projects of interest

Prerequisite:
- Being familiar with a text editor
- Being familiar with programming (at least beginner level)
- Understanding what a compiler is

Target audience: Rookie programmer

Speaker: Nicolas Potvin (ULB département informatique)

CECITraining-Cpp.pdf