Top KDnuggets tweets last week

Can Python swallow the elephant (Hadoop)? Target prediction - awkward results, again! Julia - the best from Python, R, Perl, C?; NPR on massive data mining.

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Top KDnuggets tweets from twitter.com/kdnuggets last week (Apr 4 - 10) were

• Python in #BigData - an overview. Can python swallow the elephant (Hadoop)? bit.ly/Iik4Tz
• Target predicts that a woman is planning to marry, with unexpected results. bit.ly/IkkIlQ
• NPR: The New World of Massive Data Mining bit.ly/HWQNRH
• Julia: New Language wants to take the best from Python, R, Perl, Matlab; be fast as C. Author of ML for Hackers reviews bit.ly/Hg0KXu
• Useful: How R Searches and Finds Stuff bit.ly/HRTMoZ #rstats
• An R programmer looks at Julia: Does Julia combine benefits of Python and R ? bit.ly/IuJMIf
• Digital Analytics Industry Compensation Scan bit.ly/IaE0rB
• New Masters Degree in Business & Analytics - Stevens Institute of Technology: www.thestute.com/new-masters-degree-in-business-analytics-1.2841168 #DataScience
• DEAP 0.8: a library for Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python bit.ly/HrXPZ0
• Rainstor: #BigData Analytics on Hadoop bit.ly/HXdX8g
• What Not to Do: Earthquake prediction through sunspots: Common #DataMining Mistakes bit.ly/Ia1fFy