This event is a part of the "Best Practices for HPC Software Developers" webinar series, produced by the IDEAS Productivity Project. The HPC Best Practices webinars address issues faced by developers of computational science and engineering (CSE) software on high-performance computers (HPC) and occur approximately monthly.
| Resource Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Webinar Title | Testing and Documenting your Code |
| Date and Time | 2016-05-15 02:00 pm EDT |
| Presenter | Alicia Klinvex (Sandia National Laboratories) |
| Registration, Information, and Archives | https://ideas-productivity.org/resources/series/hpc-best-practices-webinars/#webinar004 |
Webinars are free and open to the public, but advance registration is required through the Event website. Archives (recording, slides, Q&A) will be posted at the same link soon after the event.
Abstract
Software verification and validation are needed for high-quality and reliable scientific codes. For software with moderate to long lifecycles, a strong automated testing regime is indispensable for continued reliability. Similarly, comprehensive and comprehensible documentation is vital for code maintenance and extensibility. This presentation will provide guidelines on testing and documentation that can help to ensure high-quality and long-lived HPC software. We will present methodologies, with examples, for developing tests and adopting regular automated testing. We also will provide guidelines for minimum, adequate, and good documentation practices depending on the available resources of the development team.
