Today in #MakingABetterWeatherModel we had so many meetings the laptop ran out of charge…

Mostly today was about Next Generation models, but with side-servings of #supercomputer things, development conversations including for myself (for a change, which was nice) and a domestic emergency narrowly dodged

Friday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel was the final mile before a week off

Software stacks on #Azure vs on-premise

Pastoral and technical help to see an important development across the line

Helping collaborators share code for journal articles

Out of Office on 😎

Friday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel was the final mile before a week off

Software stacks on #Azure vs on-premise

Pastoral and technical help to see an important development across the line

Helping collaborators share code for journal articles

Out of Office on 😎

Belated Thursday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel

Mostly clearing the decks before a week off. Lots of bits about licensing, moving data for people, and advising on software quality practices

And I actually did a branch! 😲

Belated Thursday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel

Mostly clearing the decks before a week off. Lots of bits about licensing, moving data for people, and advising on software quality practices

And I actually did a branch! 😲

Wednesday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel we…

Talked about connecting lots of #MPI communicators together

Had a kick off meeting for an activity looking at portability

Discussed a better way for keeping track of backlogs and technical debt

Wednesday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel we…

Talked about connecting lots of #MPI communicators together

Had a kick off meeting for an activity looking at portability

Discussed a better way for keeping track of backlogs and technical debt

#MakingABetterWeatherModel today brings you vn13.1 of the Unified Model

Great work by folks to get up and running with the November Cray compiler release before the month is over 😎

#MakingABetterWeatherModel today brings you vn13.1 of the Unified Model

Great work by folks to get up and running with the November Cray compiler release before the month is over 😎

This week in #MakingABetterWeatherModel we will have…

Release of vn13.1 of the Met Office Unified Model

UM User Tutorial to prime the next generation of users and developers from institutions worldwide

#MakingABetterWeatherModel updates interrupted while I fix a drain.

The API to the existing pipes is ancient and non-standard and I keep finding more leaks.Taking the opportunity to lay infrastructure for a new requirement that will significantly improve quality of life (a dishwasher) that we definitely want in production for the Christmas peak period

Tuesday in #MakingABetterWeatherModel

Planning post-release reflection sessions. We can evolve and be better

Triggered pre-release testing with partners worldwide

Discussions around how best to get another science sub-model into the next generation weather model (spoiler… ask advice earlier!)

Mostly though Tuesdays are line manager and coaching/mentoring things but with loads of good 121 discussions around managing tech debt and improving testing

Today in #MakingABetterWeatherModel

Support to a code reviewer who make a big save many would have missed (nobody loves a #MPI deadlock)

A conversation about funding for some dev work

Planning how to get some dev work accessing #GPU nodes in the #cloud

Coordinating landing a compiler upgrade

Hopes dashed about retiring some code

Tactical Q+A for new team members

Providing a multipurpose shoulder to cry on. Coding can be tough!

…and some other things.

This week’s assorted #MakingABetterWeatherModel could be a bumper edition…

….and the anticipation of whether the boy’s #TuringTumble is going to get delivered #StartThemYoung