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SearchHow to Run a Weekly Paper Club (and Build a Learning Community)
Benefits of running a weekly paper club, how to start one, and how to read and facilitate papers.
24 Nov 2024 · 6 min · learning productivity mechanism
AlignEval: Building an App to Make Evals Easy, Fun, and Automated
Look at and label your data, build and evaluate your LLM-evaluator, and optimize it against your labels.
Building the Same App Using Various Web Frameworks
FastAPI, FastHTML, Next.js, SvelteKit, and thoughts on how coding assistants influence builders' choices.
08 Sep 2024 · 8 min · learning engineering python 🛠 🔥
Language Modeling Reading List (to Start Your Paper Club)
Some fundamental papers and a one-sentence summary for each; start your own paper club!
Experimenting with LLMs to Research, Reflect, and Plan
Also, shortcomings in document retrieval and how to overcome them with search & recsys techniques.
09 Apr 2023 · 14 min · llm deeplearning learning 🛠 🔥
How to Keep Learning about Machine Learning
Beyond getting that starting role, how does one continue growing in the field?
19 Jan 2022 · 6 min · learning career machinelearning
My Impostor Syndrome Stories (Guest Post by Susan Shu)
Even high achieving individuals experience impostor syndrome; here's how Susan learned to manage it.
How to Live with Chronic Imposter Syndrome
More education, achievements, and awards don't shoo away imposter syndrome. Here's what might help.
You Don't Really Need Another MOOC
Stop procrastinating, go off the happy path, learn just-in-time, and get your hands dirty.
Catch the Flying Daggers
A short story on flying daggers and life's challenges.
Why Have a Data Science Portfolio and What It Shows
Not 'How to build a data science portfolio', but 'Whys' and 'Whats'.
18 Oct 2020 · 15 min · datascience learning career
How Reading Papers Helps You Be a More Effective Data Scientist
Why read papers, what papers to read, and how to read them.
30 Aug 2020 · 6 min · learning
Embrace Beginner's Mind; Avoid The Wrong Way To Be An Expert
How not to become an expert beginner and to progress through beginner, intermediate, and so on.
What I Did Not Learn About Writing In School
Surprising lessons I picked up from the best books, essays, and videos on writing non-fiction.
Georgia Tech's OMSCS FAQ (based on my experience)
Why OMSCS? How can I get accepted? How much time needed? Did it help your career? And more...
How to Apply Crocker's Law for Feedback and Growth
Crocker's Law, cognitive dissonance, and how to receive (uncomfortable) feedback better.
Stop Taking Regular Notes; Use a Zettelkasten Instead
Using a Zettelkasten helps you make connections between notes, improving learning and memory.
05 Apr 2020 · 6 min · writing learning productivity 🔥
Writing is Learning: How I Learned an Easier Way to Write
Writing begins before actually writing; it's a cycle of reading -> note-taking -> writing.
OMSCS CS6200 (Introduction to OS) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6200 (Introduction to OS) - Moving data from one process to another, multi-threaded.
15 Dec 2019 · 7 min · omscs learning engineering
OMSCS CS6750 (Human Computer Interaction) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6750 (Human Computer Interaction) - You are not your user! Or how to build great products.
OMSCS CS6440 (Intro to Health Informatics) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6440 (Intro to Health Informatics) - A primer on key tech and standards in healthtech.
OMSCS CS7646 (Machine Learning for Trading) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS7646 (Machine Learning for Trading) - Don't sell your house to trade algorithmically.
11 May 2019 · 9 min · omscs learning machinelearning python
OMSCS CS6601 (Artificial Intelligence) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6601 (Artificial Intelligence) - First, start with the simplest solution, and then add intelligence.
20 Dec 2018 · 8 min · omscs learning machinelearning python
OMSCS CS6460 (Education Technology) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6460 (Education Technology) - How to scale education widely through technology.
OMSCS CS7642 (Reinforcement Learning) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS7642 (Reinforcement Learning) - Landing rockets (fun!) via deep Q-Learning (and its variants).
30 Jul 2018 · 6 min · omscs learning deeplearning python
OMSCS CS7641 (Machine Learning) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS7641 (Machine Learning) - Revisiting the fundamentals and learning new techniques.
27 Dec 2017 · 4 min · omscs learning machinelearning python
OMSCS CS6300 (Software Development Process) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6300 (Software Development Process) - Java and collaboratively developing an Android app.
13 Aug 2017 · 5 min · omscs learning engineering
SMU Masters in IT - How to get started in Data Science
Tools and skills to pick up and how to practice them. An Invited Talk with Masters in IT candidates.
26 Jun 2017 · 1 min · datascience learning career
How to get started in Data Science
Tools and skills to pick up, and how to practice them.
25 Jun 2017 · 9 min · datascience learning career
OMSCS CS6476 (Computer Vision) Review and Tips
OMSCS CS6476 Computer Vision - Performing computer vision tasks with ONLY numpy.
15 May 2017 · 5 min · omscs learning deeplearning python
I'm going back to school
Got accepted into Georgia Tech's Computer Science Masters!
Thoughts on Functional Programming in Scala Course (Coursera)
Learning Scala from Martin Odersky, father of Scala.
31 Jul 2016 · 4 min · learning
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