written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-29 | tags: software development sprint code sprint open source community community development
Post-PyCon, I detail some of my thoughts on how one can productively participate in a code sprint as a participant.
Read on... (857 words, approximately 5 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-26 | tags: data science data products app deployment
The key things I learned building my first Panel app: prototype in the notebook, use .servable() on the thing to serve up, test locally, and use Heroku!
written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-23 | tags: data science statistics distributions
It’s mainly because they are the generalization of two distributions, the Cauchy and Gaussian. Come learn more!
Read on... (182 words, approximately 1 minute reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-21 | tags: software development sprint code sprint open source community community development
How can we, as sprint leaders, lead an effective sprint? I share some thoughts, having led a 2nd pyjanitor sprint at SciPy.
written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-15 | tags: conference scipy2019 data science
Some thoughts post SciPy 2019 - it was overall a productive and fun conference!
Read on... (767 words, approximately 4 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-07 | tags: data science estimation statistics
Or, how thinking less precisely and more accurately can be a helpful thing in data science.
Read on... (544 words, approximately 3 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-07-07 | tags: conferences scipy2019
Looking forward to another fun year at the SciPy conference!
Read on... (254 words, approximately 2 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-06-30 | tags: personal charity leukemia donations blood donation community service
After hearing that a friend was diagnosed with leukemia, I detailed a reminder to myself and all of us to register as bone marrow donors.
Read on... (315 words, approximately 2 minutes reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-06-15 | tags: graphs network science data science
The connection between graphs and linear algebra is profound and deep. I learned that lesson yet again. Come read more about it!
Read on... (189 words, approximately 1 minute reading time)written by Eric J. Ma on 2019-06-14 | tags: productivity mobile
How I use my iPad as a mobile working station, and the pros and cons compared to a regular laptop.
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