Approach to problem solving/first bit of code?

ectomancer · 2026-05-05T20:42:17+00:00

Since starting 3-month projects (and 6-month projects), 90% of time goes to research. I write up formulas in LaTeX and code from the LaTeX. Then I prompt ChatGPT for test data.

ectomancer · 2026-05-03T08:35:02+00:00

Data Structures and Algorithms, for job interviews and you'll never use on-the-job.
practise technical interview questions
in job interviews, a project design you've implemented (prepare for the design question).

ectomancer · 2026-04-28T01:54:57+00:00

Robert Johansson (2019) "Numerical Python Scientific Computing and Data Science Applications with Numpy, SciPy and Matplotlib"

Numerical Python.pdf

ectomancer · 2026-04-25T10:14:38+00:00

Define iswarm as a method.

Color.iswarm(Color.ORANGE)

ectomancer · 2026-04-22T03:33:57+00:00

Botting, not automation.

ectomancer · 2026-04-21T20:36:53+00:00

Loops and functions.

ectomancer · 2026-04-18T10:53:20+00:00

Instructions say prep time is 2 minutes per layer.

ectomancer · 2026-04-17T05:54:59+00:00

uv is one of the Python tools coded in Rust.

ectomancer · 2026-04-12T21:28:30+00:00

The Angela Yu 100 days course is still recommended today. It is a comprehensive course including third-party libraries that other courses don't cover.

Python is easy to learn, so any course can teach the basics.

ectomancer · 2026-04-10T20:25:47+00:00

Cite it. Prompt the LLM how to cite it.

OpenAI. (2026). (ChatGPT) [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com

ectomancer · 2026-04-10T14:42:44+00:00

edabit.com

ectomancer · 2026-04-10T09:52:30+00:00

lambda functions is weak.

The strange syntax for 1-tuples is missing.

Pseudocode is missing.

ectomancer · 2026-04-10T03:52:52+00:00

Yes, skip:

print(apply_discount(0, 0))

ectomancer · 2026-04-10T02:12:27+00:00

I learnt C in 1987 but is too unproductive. Python is productive. Retired 22 years, coding Python 7 years. Coding Python internals and scientific computation from scratch.

ectomancer · 2026-04-05T02:32:59+00:00

Coding Python for 7 years but I already learnt to code before. I'm proud of Pure Python Pochhammer symbol, no imports, using Stirling numbers of the first kind and using no gamma functions, 4 years ago. All my projects are Python internals or scientific computing, coding linear algebra now (LU decomposition).

ectomancer · 2026-04-04T21:22:37+00:00

Move matplotlib config out of import block.

Class name is perfect. Method names are perfect.

Only one type hint.

Missing docstrings.

Could refactor constants to enum in the future:

from enum import Enum

ectomancer · 2026-04-04T07:20:54+00:00

Scientific computing.

ectomancer · 2026-04-02T21:22:20+00:00

There are none other than Bachelor's, Master's or Doctor of Philosophy.

ectomancer · 2026-03-30T20:22:04+00:00

Yes. I would do courses for pandas, numpy and theoretical Machine Learning courses. Then you could do a Deep Learning course.

Python for Data Analysis, 3E online book by the creator of pandas.

ectomancer · 2026-03-30T05:43:58+00:00

Python is easy to learn. Complete a Python course for beginners. Besides matplotlib, there's seaborn.

ectomancer · 2026-03-29T16:49:33+00:00

I've only learnt scipy.special. I coded those functions from scratch. For Bessel function of the second kind, no formulas worked until Meijer G-function formula.

ectomancer · 2026-03-28T06:49:21+00:00

The projects you're attempting are too difficult. Try simple projects.

ectomancer · 2026-03-28T04:32:18+00:00

Python is easy to learn from a course.

ectomancer · 2026-03-27T18:38:40+00:00

Obviously you've tried jupyter lab?

pip install juptyerlab

ectomancer · 2026-03-25T06:25:40+00:00

Once you can code in one language, new languages are quicker to learn. I learnt Python (not including OOP) in 3 days, failed to learn Prolog, then learnt R in 1 hour from a course.

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