Post ApmAlgljA3KCqFYFE0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #Apm4dsPBPjTwtDtjns by nixCraft@mastodon.social
2025-01-05T13:56:10Z
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Python dominates the IT world, especially in automation and many other areas. If you ever need a quick boost to your resume and job profile, try to master it. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done. Python is in demand for everything from writing web apps to IT infrastructure and more. The best part? It is easy to learn. It is the new basic.
(DIR) Post #Apm4dtauzaSmZuOcjY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-05T14:17:59Z
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@nixCraft Python is actually pretty elegant as computer languages go. I highly recommend "fluent python" if you already know a few programming languages and want to learn to love python. It's also a good book if you have a good understanding of the basics of just python, but want to get a better understanding of WHY the language is the way that it is. This book also helped me to begin to appreciate the architecture and design of programming languages in general for the first time.
(DIR) Post #Apm4qNledQwrdLN7vU by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-05T14:20:16Z
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@nixCraft I think python's reputation for being "easy" sometimes makes people think it can't also be powerful or precise. But, it's also capable in these areas as well. It's not the best at some tasks (such as processing text) but even the things about it that are contrived have been made contrived for good reasons and with care.
(DIR) Post #Apm5B9rtVXFMbgCITI by luigirenna@infosec.exchange
2025-01-05T14:24:02Z
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@futurebird @nixCraft you make a very good point here. Some people tend to discount it as 'simple, thus not performant' however speaking about processing text for example, a library like SpaCy made me realize how powerful Python can be at that too
(DIR) Post #Apm7xFyYIsV3MBNHDU by drgeraint@glasgow.social
2025-01-05T14:55:10Z
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@nixCraft Also one of the main tools for data science (R being the other notable one, but less easy to learn).
(DIR) Post #ApmAJtbXqQP4XiXHdo by dank@jorts.horse
2025-01-05T14:52:29Z
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@digitalrodent @futurebird @nixCraft O'Reilly publishes a series of technical/instructional/reference books. for probably 30+ years the visual theme is a colorful, bold, legible title and artwork of an animal. there are about 1400.https://www.oreilly.com/animals.csp
(DIR) Post #ApmAlgljA3KCqFYFE0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-05T15:26:38Z
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@dank @digitalrodent @nixCraft So many wonderful animals but there's only one cover with ants. Honeypot ants.But it's a rare cover with a serious biological error. In honepot ants the repletes, the ants with distended gasters full of nectar do not exit the nest. They can hardly walk. The ants that you might find on leaves of these species look ordinary, their grape-like sisters stay underground. We deserve a revised cover... and also MORE covers with more ants!
(DIR) Post #ApmHABg2UoYzNQxJpo by jferg@flyovercountry.social
2025-01-05T16:38:14Z
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@futurebirdProbably used machine learning to create the cover. @dank @digitalrodent @nixCraft
(DIR) Post #ApmO09M2yXFixPlW5I by rubinjoni@mastodon.social
2025-01-05T17:54:53Z
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@futurebird @dank @digitalrodent @nixCraft As reliable as machine learning goes...
(DIR) Post #ApmPCNi9WXMYudV9SS by mikej@mastodon.online
2025-01-05T18:08:18Z
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@futurebird @nixCraft If you ever want to dip into a language without going out and buying the whole O'Reilly zoo, many libraries (like Seattle's) have online access to Safari, the whole collection. It's nice to read a chapter or two before you decide if you really want to study one of the topics they cover.
(DIR) Post #ApmPTXD5SaivIP9Mky by Tattie@eldritch.cafe
2025-01-05T18:11:23Z
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@futurebird it's all an elaborate ruse to get entomology enthusiasts to out themselves@dank @digitalrodent @nixCraft
(DIR) Post #ApmTXX1cUP3fhHwp2O by SETIEric@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-01-05T18:56:46Z
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@futurebird @nixCraft The main problem with python is that the developers of the language eschew backward compatibility. Hence if you develop something useful in Python you will be forced to either maintain it for the rest of your life or abandon it once the language no longer supports it.As such, I can neither use python (or recommend using it) for anything that has a potential lifetime longer than 2 years.
(DIR) Post #ApmhxLw3k3QEBsYNg8 by awwaiid@mastodon.social
2025-01-05T21:38:32Z
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@futurebird @nixCraft Yes! Fluent Python definitely let me feel more comfortable with the python meta-model that lurks just under the surface. There is much more introspection and consistency in the language and libraries than I realized beforehand.
(DIR) Post #ApmjCzlY2FPO1Kexe4 by j3b@mastodon.sdf.org
2025-01-05T21:52:23Z
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@futurebird @nixCraft oh I need this. I have been having, "urges", recently to go back to #perl Perhaps this book about #python will forestall my descent back into degeneracy.
(DIR) Post #ApmqOmC51MeD57dP7I by twipped@twipped.social
2025-01-05T23:13:06Z
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@futurebird and this is what they used to represent machine learning? thats kinda hilarious
(DIR) Post #Apmqa5w3xix3UjXWc4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-05T23:15:10Z
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@twipped I'm so bothered by the idea of the poor helpless repletes stranded exposed on a leaf... like treats waiting for a passing bird! It's horrible!IDK if this is ML's fault... but I've never seen an error like this on any of the other covers.