Friday Q&A 2018-04-27: Generating Text With Markov Chains in Swift
A technical guide on implementing Markov chains in Swift to generate realistic but nonsensical text from a given corpus.
A technical guide on implementing Markov chains in Swift to generate realistic but nonsensical text from a given corpus.
Critiques a statistics position paper for ignoring computing, software, and reproducibility in modern statistical science and faculty evaluation.
A software engineer reflects on graduating, starting a career in game development, transitioning to consulting, and setting goals for learning new tech.
A programmer shares his personal journey into coding, starting at age 12 with Club Penguin and learning Visual Basic to prove his doubters wrong.
A personal story about how receiving a Nintendo Entertainment System as a Christmas gift in 1990 shaped the author's life and career path.
A comprehensive guide to public and private Swift language attributes, explaining their purposes and usage with code examples.
Author celebrates the 2-year anniversary of their self-published 'Intermediate Python' book, which has reached over 520,000 readers.
A curated collection of resources and tools for learning and using Regular Expressions (RegEx) in the R programming language.
Highlights the key new features and improvements introduced in the Swift 4 programming language.
Mike Ash announces corporate Swift training, a NYC Swift workshop, and an update on his upcoming book compilation of Friday Q&A articles.
A developer uses a metaphor to explain how different JavaScript frameworks like React and Ember require varying levels of API knowledge.
A personal reflection on the !!con conference, praising its exceptional inclusivity, encouraging atmosphere, and effective social rules.
A technical guide on using the rgoodreads R package to analyze personal Goodreads reading data and critique the 5-star rating system.
A recap of the first Python meetup in Lahore, discussing goals for PyCon Pakistan and community growth.
A guide to eight essential ES6 features for JavaScript developers, including let/const, arrow functions, and destructuring.
Explores how to write Pythonic code by effectively using the Python standard library's built-in modules for tasks like CSV handling.
Presentation slides and code samples from an ng-conf 2017 talk on integrating a MIDI controller with an Angular application.
A guide for developers on how to start contributing to open source projects, covering finding projects, selecting issues, and open source etiquette.
A technical guide to implementing a CHIP-8 emulator's CPU in Common Lisp, covering core data structures and instruction handling.
Announcing the launch of the book 'Laravel: Up & Running', now available for purchase in print and eBook formats.