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Dask and Pandas: No Such Thing as Too Much Data - Mar 4, 2021.
Do you love pandas, but don't love it when you reach the limits of your memory or compute resources? Dask provides you with the option to use the pandas API with distributed data and computing. Learn how it works, how to use it, and why it’s worth the switch when you need it most. -
9 Skills You Need to Become a Data Engineer - Mar 4, 2021.
A data engineer is a fast-growing profession with amazing challenges and rewards. Which skills do you need to become a data engineer? In this post, we’ll take a look at both hard and soft skills. -
The Ultimate Guide to Acing Coding Interviews for Data Scientists - Mar 2, 2021.
This article covers understanding the 4 types of coding interview questions and preparing for them effectively. -
Are You Still Using Pandas to Process Big Data in 2021? Here are two better options - Mar 1, 2021.
When its time to handle a lot of data -- so much that you are in the realm of Big Data -- what tools can you use to wrangle the data, especially in a notebook environment? Pandas doesn’t handle really Big Data very well, but two other libraries do. So, which one is better and faster?
February:
- 5 Supporting Skills That Can Help You Get a Data Science Job
- Why Do Machine Learning Projects Fail?
- Cartoon: Data Scientist vs Data Engineer
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We Don’t Need Data Scientists, We Need Data Engineers
, by Mihail Eric As more people are entering the field of Data Science and more companies are hiring for data-centric roles, what type of jobs are currently in highest demand? There is so much data in the world, and it just keeps flooding in, it now looks like companies are targeting those who can engineer that data more than those who can only model the data. - Machine Learning – it’s all about assumptions
- Who is fit to lead data science?
- How to Get Data Science Interviews: Finding Jobs, Reaching Gatekeepers, and Getting Referrals
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The Best Data Science Project to Have in Your Portfolio
, by Soner Yıldırım If you are trying to find your first path into a Data Science career, then demonstrating the quality of your skills can be the greatest hurdle. While many standard projects exist for anyone to complete, creating an original data-driven project that attempts to solve some challenge is worth so much more. A good Data Scientist is one that can solve data-related questions, and a great Data Scientist poses original data-related questions and then solves. - 2011: DanNet triggers deep CNN revolution
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How to Get Your First Job in Data Science without Any Work Experience
, by Madison Hunter Creativity, grit, and perseverance will become the three words you live by.
- Does Data Science Make You Happy?
- One question to make your data project 10x more valuable
