One of the
requirements that comes along with working in the tech industry (or any
industry, really) is to adopt a notion of constant learning. A new computer science major today will know
more than those that graduated ten years ago, and will know less than students
hired ten years from now.
In order to stay
current with the industry, I have found several opportunities to keep
learning. One of my favorites is online
classes (MOOCs, or massive open online courses). The University of Washington has a Data Science
program certificate class starting soon and it looks like there are enough of
us around here to develop a study group.
For many folks, having that level of interaction is a necessity for
getting the most out of the class. The
environment it creates - a useful forum
for discussing the techniques being taught - really helps cement the lesson at hand.
I'm not sure what
the emphasis of this class will be, though.
I hope it is more along the lines of implementing a few ML routines as
opposed to using "off the shelf" solutions (which are never 100%
complete - you always need to write code at some point) but it is definitely on
my radar. Let me know if you sign up for
any classes in this series (the audit track is free) and maybe we can
"attend" together!
Questions, comments,
concerns and criticisms always welcome,
John
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