It sounds as if http://www.software-carpentry.org http://www.software-carpentry.org might be something to join for most participants in this thread - a non-prof

It sounds as if http://www.software-carpentry.org http://www.software-carpentry.org might be something to join for most participants in this thread - a non-profit organization that runs bootcamps for scientists to learn proper coding, version control etc. I think they're always looking for more volunteers.