When we find a topic we hold true to our hearts, we'll occasionally cling long enough to produce a series. These publications cover topics from start to finish, just enough to arm readers with enough to be dangerous. We may not be a 500 dollar online bootcamp, but we do explain things like human beings, and occasionally even drop the F bomb. Trust us, it's way more fun (and perhaps effective) to stick to something this way.
Data Science & Engineering
Data Analysis with Pandas
Pandas
Python
Data Analysis
Data Science
Analyze and manipulate data with Python's iconic data library. Perform complex data operations from nearly any source with the world's best data tool.
11 Posts
Learning Apache Spark
Spark
Big Data
Data Engineering
Python
Utilize Apache Spark to build speedy data pipelines. Interact with your Spark cluster using PySpark, and get started using Databricks' notebook interface.
6 Posts
Mapping Data with Mapbox
Mapbox
Data Vis
Python
A full exploration into Mapbox: the sweetheart of geovisualization amongst data scientists. Learn the core product or see why the API rivals Google Maps.
3 Posts
Python Code Snippet Corner
Python
Data Science
Pandas
Your occasional dose of Python tidbits for data science and analysis. Tutorials are BYOJ: bring your own Jupyter notebook.
16 Posts
Web Scraping With Python
Scraping
Python
Automation
Use Python libraries such as BeautifulSoup, Scrapy, and Selenium to pillage the web for data. Implement countermeasures and crawl the internet freely.
2 Posts
Welcome to SQL
SQL
Architecture
If you feel like you’re late to the data party, we all are. The party has been going strong since the 70s: brush up on SQL syntax the old-fashioned way.
4 Posts
Software Engineering
Build Flask Apps
Flask
Python
Software
Create web applications and APIs with Python’s most popular framework. We cover everything from routing, database integrations, user accounts, and more.
11 Posts
Working with MySQL
MySQL
SQL
Architecture
Tutorials for working with MySQL databases including configuration, the query language, and setting up cloud-hosted instances.
5 Posts
Embracing GraphQL
GraphQL
Software
Learn GraphQL syntax, set up a GraphQL API client from your existing database, and write queries to efficiently and quickly retrieve data for your app.
4 Posts
Mastering SQLAlchemy
SQLAlchemy
Python
Software
Increase your efficiency to work with databases in Python by managing connections, create data models, and query your data using Python's SQLAlchemy ORM.
4 Posts
Getting Into Django
Django
Python
Software
The monolithic Python framework that started it all. Dive into aspects of Django ranging from request handling, database models, form submissions, and more.
2 Posts
Data Analysis
Adventures in Excel
Excel
Data Analysis
Excel secrets, tricks, and magic. Learn macros and formulas to supercharge your Excel workflow to make life easy enough to take the rest of the day off.
16 Posts
Hacking Tableau Server
Tableau
BI
Data Analysis
Break free from the constraints of the TSM CLI to bend Tableau Server to your will. Uncover Superadmin privileges, or even rewire Tableau to handle ETL.
4 Posts
Microsoft PowerPivot
Excel
Powerpivot
Data Analysis
Utilize Excel's most powerful add-on to get more from your data. Learn to use powerful features such as building data models, table relationships, and more.
3 Posts
Cloud Architecture
Creating APIs in AWS
Architecture
AWS
Software
Create a REST API with AWS microservices. Structure your API with API Gateway script logic in Lambda Functions, and save/fetch data from an RDS database.
5 Posts
MongoDB Cloud
NoSQL
DevOps
Architecture
All you need to know about MongoDB’s official cloud offering. Dive into MongoDB Atlas or the architecture & microservices provided by MongoDB Stitch.
4 Posts