This chapter draft from my upcoming book “From One to Zero: Minimalism in Programming” will appear in revised form in 2021 with NoStarch (SanFrancisco). Stay tuned for updates on the book launch: In this chapter, you’ll enter a vital area in computer science that greatly benefits from a minimalistic mindset: design and user experience (UX). … Read more
“Readers are leaders.” Many Finxters seek mentorship—and write in asking me for book recommendations. I read about one business or programming book per week and this simple habit has completely transformed my life. In this article, I’ve compiled my top list of business and programming books—ordered by how great I think the book is. All … Read more
Do you need a little help learning Scikit-Learn in Python? Or maybe you just finding it hard to remember all the different commands to perform different operations? All of those formulas can be confusing and hard to remember. Have no fear!! I have put together 10 of the Best Python Scikit-Learn cheat sheets for you … Read more
No matter the stage of your Python development career, you probably already appreciate the importance of running and testing your code. This is the only way to ensure it works as planned and does what you need it to do. But how do you actually run scripts and code? This article will give you a … Read more
This tutorial shows you how to use Python’s built-in eval() function. Why Using It? The main application of eval() is to take user input at runtime and run it as a Python expression. This way, you can create a calculator or allow users to perform custom computations on a computing cluster. However, this use also … Read more
The following is a conversation with an AI assistant. The assistant is helpful, creative, clever, and very friendly. Human: Hello, who are you? AI: I am an AI created by OpenAI. How can I help you today? Human: My name is Chris, and I’d love to teach people to code. AI: I would recommend the … Read more
This tutorial shows you the meaning of captive user interfaces and why they’re discouraged under the Unix philosophy. I’ve written this as a first chapter draft for my upcoming book “From One to Zero” to appear in 2020 with San Francisco-based publisher NoStarch. What’s a Captive User Interface (CUI)? A captive user interface is a … Read more
Python’s exec() function executes the Python code you pass as a string or executable object argument. This is called dynamic execution because, in contrast to normal static Python code, you can generate code and execute it at runtime. This way, you can run programmatically-created Python code. Have you ever wondered about the limits of a … Read more
The family of Unix operating systems emerged in the late 1970s when Bell Systems made the source code of its technology open to the public. In the subsequent decades, universities, individuals, and corporations developed a multitude of extensions and new versions. Today, Unix is a trademarked standard that ensures that certain quality standards are met … Read more
Python is ranked as the second most popular programming language in the Tiobe index according to Zdnet.com. Python has gained popularity among the growing tech areas of machine learning and data science—and it has a simple, elegant syntax that is easy to learn. If you want to start learning Python—or you sit on another computer … Read more
This chapter draft is part of my upcoming book “The Art of Clean Code” (NoStarch 2022). You’ll learn about the concept of premature optimization and why it hurts your programming productivity. Premature optimization is one of the main problems of poorly written code. But what is it anyway? Definition Premature Optimization Definition: Premature optimization is … Read more