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[ datascience learning machinelearning python career productivity omscs production engineering lazada til business leadership communication agile recsys misc spark nlp deeplearning ]20 Sep 2020 · 16 min · [ productivity learning career ]
For years I've refined my routines and found tools to manage my time. Here I share it with readers.
13 Sep 2020 · 11 min · [ productivity learning career ]
My tools for organization and creation, autopilot routines, and Maker's schedule
07 Sep 2020 · 1 min · [ til python ]
A step-by-step of how to migrate from json comments to Utterances.
06 Sep 2020 · 13 min · [ machinelearning engineering python ]
Checking for correct implementation, expected learned behaviour, and satisfactory performance.
30 Aug 2020 · 6 min · [ learning career productivity ]
Why read papers, what papers to read, and how to read them.
23 Aug 2020 · 10 min · [ learning career ]
How not to become an expert beginner and to progress through beginner, intermediate, and so on.
16 Aug 2020 · 22 min · [ machinelearning deeplearning nlp ]
Examining the broad strokes of NLP progress and comparing between models
09 Aug 2020 · 15 min · [ datascience machinelearning productivity career ]
Why (and why not) be more end-to-end, how to, and Stitch Fix and Netflix's experience
05 Aug 2020 · 3 min · [ engineering python til ]
Updating our FastAPI app to let users select options and download results.
02 Aug 2020 · 10 min · [ learning communication ]
Surprising lessons I picked up from the best books, essays, and videos on writing non-fiction.
26 Jul 2020 · 15 min · [ learning omscs ]
Why OMSCS? How can I get accepted? How much time needed? Did it help your career? And more...
23 Jul 2020 · 3 min · [ engineering python til ]
I couldn't find any guides on serving HTML with FastAPI, thus I wrote this to plug the hole on the internet.
19 Jul 2020 · 12 min · [ datascience productivity ]
Ever revisit a project & replicate the results the first time round? Me neither. Thus I adopted these habits.
12 Jul 2020 · 6 min · [ datascience productivity ]
It's not enough to have a good strategy and plan. Execution is just as important.
11 Jul 2020 · 3 min · [ engineering python til ]
I wanted to add my recent writing to my GitHub Profile README but was too lazy to do manual updates.
09 Jul 2020 · 3 min · [ productivity til ]
I thought giving it my all led to maximum outcomes; then I learnt about the 85% rule.
05 Jul 2020 · 14 min · [ datascience machinelearning spark production ]
Part II of the previous write-up, this time on applications and frameworks of Spark in production
28 Jun 2020 · 10 min · [ datascience machinelearning spark ]
Sharing my notes & practical knowledge from the conference for people who don't have the time.
21 Jun 2020 · 18 min · [ engineering productivity production python ]
After this article, we'll have a workflow of tests and checks that run automatically with each git push.
17 Jun 2020 · 3 min · [ datascience engineering production til ]
A curious discussion made me realize my expert blind spot. And no, Airflow is not late.
15 Jun 2020 · 11 min · [ datascience productivity ]
Haste makes waste. Diving into a data science problem may not be the fastest route to getting it done.
07 Jun 2020 · 9 min · [ agile business datascience productivity ]
Initially, I didn't like it. But over time, it grew on me. Here's why.
31 May 2020 · 7 min · [ learning career ]
Crocker's Law, cognitive dissonance, and how to receive (uncomfortable) feedback better.
25 May 2020 · 15 min · [ machinelearning engineering production ]
Can maintaining machine learning in production be easier? I go through some practical tips.
18 May 2020 · 13 min · [ machinelearning engineering production ]
I thought deploying machine learning was hard. Then I had to maintain multiple systems in prod.
09 May 2020 · 4 min · [ communication learning ]
An expansion of my Twitter thread that went viral.
03 May 2020 · 7 min · [ learning business career lazada ]
What I Learnt about evaluating ideas from first-hand participation in a hackathon.
26 Apr 2020 · 11 min · [ recsys datascience machinelearning ]
What I learned about measuring diversity, novelty, surprise, and serendipity from 10+ papers.
18 Apr 2020 · 7 min · [ communication datascience career ]
Why you should give a talk and some tips from five years of speaking and hosting meet-ups.
12 Apr 2020 · 6 min · [ career ]
Should I join a start-up? Which offer should I accept? A simple metaphor to guide your decisions.
05 Apr 2020 · 6 min · [ learning communication productivity ]
Using a Zettelkasten helps you make connections between notes, improving learning and memory.
28 Mar 2020 · 7 min · [ learning communication productivity ]
Writing begins before actually writing; it's a cycle of reading -> note-taking -> writing.
15 Mar 2020 · 6 min · [ datascience agile python productivity ]
Automate your experimentation workflow to minimize effort and iterate faster.
27 Feb 2020 · 11 min · [ career datascience lazada ]
How hard work, many failures, and a bit of luck got me into the field and up the ladder.
13 Jan 2020 · 16 min · [ recsys machinelearning python learning nlp ]
Beating the baseline using Graph & NLP techniques on PyTorch, AUC improvement of ~21% (Part 2 of 2).
06 Jan 2020 · 12 min · [ recsys machinelearning python learning ]
Building a baseline recsys based on data scraped off Amazon. Warning - Lots of charts! (Part 1 of 2).
15 Dec 2019 · 7 min · [ omscs learning engineering ]
Moving data from one process to another, in a multi-threaded fashion.
03 Sep 2019 · 7 min · [ omscs learning ]
You are not your user! Or how to build great products.
25 Aug 2019 · 1 min · [ misc ]
Moving off wordpress and hosting for free on GitHub. And gaining full customization!
04 Aug 2019 · 7 min · [ omscs learning ]
A primer on key tech and standards in healthtech though wouldn't recommend it.
11 May 2019 · 9 min · [ omscs learning machinelearning ]
Don't sell your house to trade algorithmically.
30 Apr 2019 · 8 min · [ career datascience ]
No, you don't need a PhD or 10+ years of experience.
02 Feb 2019 · 13 min · [ agile datascience productivity business ]
Taking the best from agile and modifying it to fit the data science process (Part 2 of 2).
26 Jan 2019 · 13 min · [ agile datascience productivity business ]
A deeper look into the strengths and weaknesses of Agile in Data Science projects (Part 1 of 2).
20 Dec 2018 · 8 min · [ omscs learning machinelearning python ]
First, start with the simplest solution, and then add intelligence.
25 Aug 2018 · 9 min · [ omscs learning ]
Figuring out how to scale education widely through technology.
30 Jul 2018 · 6 min · [ omscs learning machinelearning python ]
Landing rockets (fun!) via deep Q-Learning (and its variants).
12 May 2018 · 5 min · [ leadership datascience lazada ]
Culture >> Hierarchy, Process, Bureaucracy.
27 Dec 2017 · 4 min · [ omscs learning machinelearning python ]
Revisiting the fundamentals and learning new techniques.
25 Sep 2017 · 5 min · [ leadership datascience lazada ]
How being a Lead / Manager is different from being an individual contributor.
13 Aug 2017 · 5 min · [ omscs learning engineering ]
Mostly about learning Java and collaboratively developing an Android app.
25 Jun 2017 · 8 min · [ datascience learning career ]
Tools and skills to pick up, and how to practice them.
15 May 2017 · 5 min · [ omscs learning machinelearning python ]
Performing computer vision tasks with ONLY numpy.
19 Feb 2017 · 3 min · [ leadership datascience lazada ]
If things are not failing, you're not innovating enough. - Elon Musk
13 Feb 2017 · 8 min · [ machinelearning production python learning ]
Or how to put machine learning models into production.
14 Jan 2017 · 4 min · [ machinelearning python production ]
A web app to find similar products based on image.
11 Dec 2016 · 8 min · [ datascience python learning ]
Cleaning up text and messing with ascii (urgh!)
27 Nov 2016 · 2 min · [ machinelearning python production ]
A simple web app to classify fashion images into Amazon categories.
02 Nov 2016 · 4 min · [ omscs learning ]
Got accepted into Georgia Tech's Computer Science Masters!
23 Oct 2016 · 4 min · [ misc ]
A card sorting game to discover youl passion by identifying skills you like and dislike.
11 Oct 2016 · 8 min · [ datascience python learning ]
Parsing json and formatting product titles and categories.
31 Jul 2016 · 4 min · [ learning ]
Learning Scala from Martin Odersky, father of Scala.
06 Jul 2016 · 1 min · [ misc ]
Time to start writing.
17 Sep 2015 · 8 min · [ datascience ]
Guest post of how DataKind SG worked with NGOs to frame their problems and suggests solutions
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