A guide to Astrophysical Software from Astrobites.
How we installed python on your laptops
Programming Tutorials:
- Lynda - Simply go to login > organization > enter utexas.edu > sign in with your UT ID and you have access to tutorials for most programming languages (sadly, they do not have IDL)
- Python tutorial (download here)
- Learn IDL
Text Editors:
- Emacs - should be available on your computers (just type "emacs" in command line)
- VI - also available on your computers (type "vi" in command line), tutorial, cheat sheet
- Aquamacs
- Sublime ($70 for a license, but the trial period is unlimited)
- TextMate ($42.50 with student discount)
- TextWrangler
LaTeX:
- Getting started with LaTeX from Astrobites
- LaTeX tutorial
- MacTex
- TeXShop
Unix:
- Learn to use the Unix shell
- Unix tutorial
All of the Above:
- Unix, Emacs, and IDL tutorial all lumped together (a lot of reading, but lots of useful information)
GitHub:
This is growing in popularity as people look to share their code on the internet. You might consider creating an account and using Git.