Compassion, generosity, and patience go a long way in this life. — I’m sure you’ve noticed that as you’ve gotten older, time has almost inexplicably moved faster. A year felt like eternity back when you were a kid, yet it now goes by in the blink of an eye. It’s a scientific phenomenon. The more time we experience, the longer the baseline…

A concise list of guidelines to improve the quality of your Python code — Style gets a great deal of attention in the modern world. People love to look good, and first impressions are often associated with how folks present themselves. I’m sure you’ve thought about your first impression as well. How did you dress for your last technical job interview (if it was…

Learn to be wary of anger and improve the quality of your life. — “At this point in the story I [Kvothe] am tempted to lie. To say I spoke these things in an uncontrollable rage. That I was overwhelmed with grief at the memory of my murdered family … Then I would have some excuse … But they were my words. In the…

And how to use them so you can ace that next job interview with ease — The Lambda Function Let’s say you are working with some data in a Jupyter notebook, just doing some quick exploration and analysis. You’re still in the early stages of data cleaning and processing, far from any production-ready models or visualizations or applications. …

Flask, Django, Streamlit: Three options for data scientists getting into web development. — With the advanced computing power of the modern age, we can do more with data than ever before. It’s possible to design and implement potentially life-changing technologies from the comfort of your home, using just your laptop and the immense amount of data available via the internet. But there’s a…

These easily adopted behaviors can have a big impact on your mental state. — Your alarm goes off; you’re dreading getting out of bed. Your blankets are warm and comfortable; it’s so cold out there. Out in the world there are problems and stressors — in here, you are safe. But get up you must. You brush your teeth, get dressed, and make your…

The great divide between those who see trust as a sign of strength and those who see it as weakness. — We’ve all heard the old quote about trust being akin to a mirror. The one which cautions us not to break it — because even if mended, it will never be the same. It’s a good quote, but it’s rather surface-level. …

And how to correct yourself before you unintentionally ruin a job interview. — Python is an excellent language for beginners, but that doesn’t mean there are no mistakes to be made. Especially during the early stages of learning to program, it’s easy to write code that is technically correct, but stylistically poor. If you’re going to learn to code, it’s crucial that you…

A step-by-step guide to approach this foundational programming concept and ace your next software engineering interview. — Recursion is a foundational topic in introductory programming — one that students tend to struggle with quite a bit. At a high level, it’s a style of programming which involves a function calling itself. However, recursive thinking is a bit more general. …