Apps and environments used in my research

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Coding

I read/use/write cross-platform algorithms and applications with Python, C/C++, and a little Fortran, especially high-performance programming of C++ and Fortran with MPI and OpenMP.

The list of my favorite or customized softwares/tools/websites/tool-chains is as follows:

• VSCode for reading and writing almost everything related to plaintext format

• CMake for building C++ and Fortran programs

• Git, Github, BitBucket, and SourceForge for version control of source code

• PyCharm together with Anaconda Distribution for writing Python programs compatible with Python2.7 and Python3

• CLion together with MSYS2/MinGW-w64 on Windows 10 and GCC on Linux or macOS for C++ and Fortran

• Visual Studio with ReSharper and Intel Parallel Studio XE for C++ and Fortran

Normally, I develop code on VS2015/VS2010, test on MinGW-w64, Intel Parallel Studio XE, and Xcode, and run on Linux cluster using GCC or Intel C compilers.

Here are my main configuration notes for building multiple coding environments.

1. Coding under Windows 10

   1. Coding C/C++ with Visual Studio

   2. Coding C/C++ and Fortran with Visual Studio and Intel Parallel Studio XE

   3. Coding C/C++ and Fortran with CLion and MinGW-w64

   4. Coding Python with PyCharm and Anaconda

   5. Use the same Git version for both MSYS2/MinGW and Windows environments

2. Coding under macOS

   1. Coding C/C++ with Xcode and Clang

   2. Coding C/C++ and Fortran with CLion and GCC

3. Coding under Linux (e.g., Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat). Since I often use Linux server without graphic interface, here I will list some useful notes/tips of configuring libraries/software/database etc.

   1. Install MongoDB Community Edition from source code on Linux without root user

Writing, Reading, and Typesetting

• Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote)

• Microsoft Visio for drawing schematic diagram

• Markdown: Typera and VSCode

• PDF

  • Reading: PDF-XChange Viewer

  • Editing: Acrobat XI Pro and PDF24

• L^aT_eX Implementation: MiKTeX, Editor: TeXStudio

GIS

• ArcGIS 10.6

• QGIS

• SAGA

• TauDEM

• SimDTA

Reference management

• Zotero along with Jianguoyun Cloud and extensions: Better Bib(Lax)Tex, ZotFile, Zotero Connector (Chrome browser extension). The detail tutorial for the cross-platform library of references can be found here (In Chinese).

File share and synchronization

• FileZilla

• FreeFileSync