A Test-Driven Approach
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  1.0
On Nov 5, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Feels Like a First Edition
Unfortunately, the first edition of Thoughtful Machine Learning feels like a first edition. The writing is nothing special, and at times, inconsistent. For example, "Neural Networks" and "Neural Nets" are used interchangeably. More importantly, some of the examples are confusing. The calculations and numbers used in the fraud detection example are not well explained, and may in fact, be incorrect. Full Review >
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Solutions for Database Developers and Administrators
Brian's rating:
4.0
On Oct 27, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: A solid reference for common MySQL problems.
Although the third edition (2014) is over 800 pages, the recipes are short and easy to understand, and most importantly, useful. Full Review >
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Write Your Own Functions and Simulations
Brian's rating:
4.0
On Aug 9, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: A Gentle Introduction to R and Programming in General
By working through 3 projects (ex: slot machine simulation) over several chapters, Garrett Grolemund introduces good programming practices and some important R foundational concepts (ex: functions, scoping, S3). The book is appropriate for people new to programming or R users who are comfortable running R commands but not familiar with writing functions. Full Review >
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Designing, Developing, and Delivering Data Visualizations
Brian's rating:
5.0
On Jul 28, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Great Introduction
Ben Jones provides a great introduction to Tableau, a software tool used for working with a wide variety of data sources. The easy to follow tutorials cover some realistic scenarios for exploring and presenting data. Full Review >
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Advanced Math for Business People to Leverage Big Data
Brian's rating:
2.0
On Jul 9, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Not Enough Math
After mastering the examples, it is hard to see how a business person would make the leap to implementing data workflow based on various open source tools without knowing anything about how the underlying math works. On the plus side, the videos list links to additional resources (books and papers) for more details. Also, the historical context to the math concepts is given in many cases. Full Review >
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Tools and Techniques for Low-Power Networking
Brian's rating:
5.0
On Jun 1, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Getting Started with Bluetooth Low Energy, by Kevin Townsend, Carles Cufi, Akiba, Robert Davidson, O'Reilly Media
Overall, a very good overview. I would recommend this book to anyone who is curious about the possibilities of Bluetooth LE. It seems like the combination of low cost devices and quality development tools will make for some interesting new uses. Full Review >
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Supercharge Your Daily Programming Workflow
Brian's rating:
3.0
On Mar 1, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Less Boxen, More Tips.
Learn some quick tips and tools for maintaining a solid development environment. Full Review >
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Straight Talk from the Frontline
Brian's rating:
5.0
On Feb 3, 2014 Brian Drye wrote: Exploring Data Science
Learn useful techniques and get a feel for what it means to be a "data scientist". Full Review >
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