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      <img src="{{root_path}}/img/bootcamps/2012-12-uta.png" alt="Boot Camp at the University of Texas, 2012" />
      <h3><em>Helping scientists build better software since 1998.</em></h3>
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    <h4>Our Mission</h4>
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      Software Carpentry helps researchers be more productive
      by teaching them basic computing skills.
      We run boot camps at dozens of sites around the world,
      and also provide open access material online for self-paced instruction.
      The benefits are more reliable results and higher productivity:
      a day a week is common, and a ten-fold improvement isn't rare.
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    <h4>Who We Are</h4>
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      Software Carpentry is a volunteer organization supported by
      the <a href="http://www.sloan.org">Alfred P. Sloan Foundation</a>
      and the <a href="http://www.mozilla.org">Mozilla Foundation</a>.
      Come and meet <a href="{{root_path}}/about/credits.html">our sponsors</a>
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      Can Software Carpentry help you?
      These <a href="{{root_path}}/about/testimonials.html">stories from past participants</a>
      and our <a href="{{root_path}}/about/audience.html">descriptions of typical learners</a>
      can help you decide.
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    <h4>Boot Camps</h4>
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      Our boot camps cover the core skills scientists needs to get
      more done in less time: program construction, version control,
      testing, and task automation. Short lessons alternate with
      hands-on practical sessions for two full days.  Check out
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      to find a boot camp near you.
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    <h4>Learn Online</h4>
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      Our <a href="{{root_path}}/4_0/index.html">video lectures</a> cover
      all of our core topics and much else as well, and all of our
      material can be freely re-used under
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      The <a href="{{root_path}}/3_0/index.html">previous version</a>
      of our material is also available,
      along with a <a href="{{root_path}}/about/biblio.html">reading list</a>.
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    <h4>Join Us</h4>
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      There are many ways you can
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      hosting a boot camp,
      teaching one yourself,
      contributing new material,
      and more.
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