Feedback from CoDiMa Training School (Edinburgh, 2016)

GAP

Good contents.
V. useful introduction to GAP. Good lecturing style.
Notes really well-organised.
Generally very clear with good example to follow along with.
Interesting exercises.
Very good mix between practical and theory.
Good overview of using functions, test files, etc. Nice glimpse of the potential GAP has.
The emphasis on writing good and readable code was good motivation for the 2nd half of the lecture.

A bit too fast. Couldn't follow when encounter difficulties
A bit too fast sometimes. Very group centric (although I realise it is a big selling point of GAP)
Some homework exercises!
The green note doesn't exist :D
Give more detailed specification about the problem we're currently solving
Haven't studied group theory for a long time!
At some points the presentation moved quite fast and it was had to keep up with updating the files on our own machines
First half was too easy for experienced Gap users. Could the class split to accommodate both beginners and non-beginners?
From the part about testing onwards, the content was a bit intense which made it hard to follow quickly. Perhaps more time to explain each example could help.