Ask the Author: David Clinton
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David Clinton
My most recent book would be "Teach Yourself Data Analytics in 30 Days: Learn to use Python and Jupyter Notebooks by exploring fun, real-world data projects"
I really wanted to learn for myself how to mine all the data that's flying around. Why shouldn't I get the chance to derive original insights, too? Sure, complex data science would require a formal education lasting years. But the basic tools couldn't be that hard to learn, right?
So I dragged myself up the learning curve and, when I saw how (relatively) simple it was, I figured I'd share the process with the world.
I really wanted to learn for myself how to mine all the data that's flying around. Why shouldn't I get the chance to derive original insights, too? Sure, complex data science would require a formal education lasting years. But the basic tools couldn't be that hard to learn, right?
So I dragged myself up the learning curve and, when I saw how (relatively) simple it was, I figured I'd share the process with the world.
David Clinton
My current mischief is centered around my Data Project (https://thedataproject.net). The "Teach Yourself Data Analytics in 30 Days" book you can see here. But there's also a growing set of surveys where you can participate in collecting data that can be useful for everyone.
And there should be more data stories coming...
And there should be more data stories coming...
David Clinton
You're working productively for an hour or so in a Linux terminal logged into a testing server, editing script and configuration files. When you're done, you reboot the server...only to realize that this terminal window was actually logged into a heavily used production server.
Boo!
Boo!
David Clinton
I always have lots of tasks of all kinds waiting for my attention. Whenever I'm unable to focus on writing, I simply switch to a completely different task. After an hour or so, I'm ready to return to writing - with a fresh mind.
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