I am excited to give a talk at Oak Ridge National Laboratory next week. I will be talking about my favorite topic, making #HPC systems easier to use and providing researchers with tools that help them get more science done. #HPCDesktop.

I will also take a deduction for "it depends"... 😁
If we define "10x in impact" as HPC making the broadest impact on science, I will go with usability. There are a lot of scientists out there that could benefit from HPC systems but have no idea how to use them and don't feel ready. #HPCDesktop 😎

I published my first LinkedIn article, where I am reflecting on the #HPC Desktop and how I presented it at Oak Ridge National Lab two weeks ago. It even contains a call to action. 😁 If you are going to #SC25, I would love to chat about the #HPCDesktop.

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My experience coding with AI in 7 posts.

I tried making HPC systems easier to use for a long time. An HPC Desktop is one way to accomplish this goal. (github.com/RobertHensch...) Think of an HPC Desktop as a login node, but serving a full remote Linux desktop. 1/7 #HPCDesktop #HPC #InteractiveHPC

My "SLURM Desktop" prototype for Linux HPC Desktops continues to evolve, thanks to Cursor! Interactive jobs are great, but how about running MATLAB in a job with just a few clicks?! Or any other graphical Linux app... Code available here: github.com/RobertHensch...
#HPC #HPCDesktop #SLURM

I continue to explore Cursor... and I created an app that shows SLURM partitions. Took me less than 1 hour! Try it and let me know if it works: github.com/RobertHensch... Needs to run on a system with SLURM binaries available, like an HPC Desktop or a login node with X11. #hpc #hpcdesktop

Starting interactive jobs ✅
Running applications in SLURM ✅

How about shell scripts? How about leveraging desktop features like drag and drop to make it easy for new users? Rapid prototyping with Cursor really is a lot of fun! Code available here: github.com/RobertHensch...
#HPC #HPCDesktop #SLURM

The tool is up on Github, send me a direct message if you want to try it. All you need is a normal user account, no elevated privileges are required. Runs on an #HPCDesktop or on a laptop using ssh port forwarding.

I am about 2 hours into creating my "SLURM Desktop" rapid prototype for Linux HPC Desktops. I added the ability to run interactive jobs in any partition, GPU features are auto detected! Currently supports mate-terminal / xterm. Code available here: github.com/RobertHensch...
#HPC #HPCDesktop #SLURM

I played with modeling an #HPC center as a collection of objects. Then I used Cursor to create a prototype app. Data providers running on a login node and the browser can run on a laptop or an #HPCDesktop. Blows my mind how fast I can explore ideas thanks to coding with LLMs.

I am excited to announce that the call for papers is out for the ISC Workshop on Interactive and Urgent HPC:
www.interactivehpc.com/cfp
Paper deadline is March 14. #HPC #ISC25 #HPCDesktop @larofeticus.bsky.social

On my way to the #HPC Advisory Council meeting in Lugano. I will present "The Case for HPC Desktops" on Monday. Looking forward to it! #HPCDesktop @cscsch.bsky.social

I had an outstanding visit to ORNL last week to present the #HPC Desktop concept. Big thanks to Jeffrey Vetter, Pedro Valero-Lara and William F. Godoy for organizing and being great hosts! DM if you would like to learn more about the #HPCDesktop, happy to chat at #SC25 or Zoom.

I am experimenting with Cursor for rapid prototyping of apps. It works remarkably well! Here are two apps I created last week in just a few hours. Both apps are intended for a Linux remote desktop, that sits in front of an HPC system. I will share more in the next couple of days. #HPCDesktop #HPC

Following up on my post a few days ago, I have released the Simple Usage Monitor for HPC Desktops. I built the app using Cursor and Claude Sonnet. If you happen to have an HPC Desktop setup, give it a try and let me know what you think! github.com/RobertHensch...
#hpc #hpcdesktop