Many Finxters who want to become freelance developers only worry about their Python skills. They completely ignore other aspects of the freelancing business—as if Python freelancing mainly consists of doing Python work. This is not the case. Watch the video to learn about what’s important: I recently hired a few freelancers for my Python learning … Read more
The short answer is no. You are not too young. Was Warren Buffet too young when buying his first stocks at the age of 11? Was Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player, too young when he started playing chess at age 5? Was Mark Zuckerberg too young when he started Facebook? If anything else, … Read more
The short answer is no. You are not too old. The older you are, the better your communication skills tend to be. Having great communication skills is the main factor for your success in the Python freelancing space. Watch my video to get a detailed answer to this question: Here’s the link to the Python … Read more
In a way, most new algorithms either solved a previously unsolved problem or improved efficiency (in terms of memory overhead, speed, or other characteristics) of the previous solution. This is the fundamental cycle of scientific research. The binary tree data structure sped up database lookups significantly. Later B-Trees did the same thing. Dijkstra’s algorithm sped … Read more
I recently watched Sam Oven’s video which provides a great answer to this question. You can’t do the work because you don’t love what you do. It’s simple: if you love what you do, you will work on your thing six days a week, twelve hours a day, year after year. I know it sounds … Read more
Do you know the following problem: you know you should write cleaner code—but you don’t actually do it. My biggest struggle with Python so far is building good habits. Examples: To build an object model when it is warranted instead of trying to run functional code. Start with comments. Learn to use automatic testing. Niklas … Read more
Want to master distributed systems? But you don’t know how? Start by watching this video: What I want to ask you is how to gain knowledge on distributed systems. What courses or materials should be referred to? Varuna — Finxter Email Subscriber In short: If you are just starting out as a distributed systems engineer, … Read more
Demand for great Python developers soars. Companies seek knowledgeable Python coders—and pay good money for them. If you’d become a great Python developer, you could easily earn six figures nowadays. Yet, companies need proof of your skills before hiring you. And if you are working as a freelance developer in the Python space, you’ll also … Read more
There are plenty of low-cost business opportunities out there. Here are three examples: Freelancing: Starting as a freelancer at Upwork, Fiverr, or Freelancer.com. There are plenty of ways how you can start trading your hours against money. But you have to work for money and high pay usually comes with higher business and technical skills. … Read more
You can convert a string value s to a Boolean value using the Python function bool(s). Here are a few examples: As you can see, any string will be converted to the Boolean value True–with one exception: the empty string ”. This is contra-intuitive for many people because they think that the string ‘False’ should … Read more
Boolean logic is a fundamental skill for any programmer. You need to have a solid understanding to be able to grasp the meaning of code quickly—and write your own bug-free code. Oftentimes, you’ll find that the source of bugs in your code is because of flaws in your logic. So improving your ability to reason … Read more
A programmer who only works on algorithms is a rare beast in the wild. For some, it sounds like a dream job — others would never touch a job with such a description. However, there are some jobs that involve lots of algorithmic design: Computer science researcher. When working as a computer science researcher in … Read more