> Editor's Note: > This post was written by my good friend and collaborator, Thomas Bailey [https://github.com/noise-machines]. We met years ago during under grad in an introductory course on natural language processing. We immediately connected for many reasons, particularly around music and entrepreneurship. Our collaboration continues to this day as we produce music [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxC2-HZxMbc] and...
The Problem When first developing web applications, choosing a tech stack can be overwhelming. Even choosing your first language to learn can feel like a monstrous task let alone deciding on all of the components of a production application and how to make all of the components talk together. In this post, I will propose an intelligent agent to help developers architect...
I recently applied to Georgia Tech's Online Master of Science in Computer Science [http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/] and was asked to write a “Statement of Purpose” as part of the process. It allowed me to express my academic and career intentions for the next few years. I think about my mission in life constantly. My purpose is a living, breathing idea....
We recently wrapped up our 360 reviews at Red Ventures. Part of this process involved assessing ourselves and deciding where we want to take our careers. The “Annual Development” questionaire started off asking me how I felt about my current job role as a software engineer on the digital marketing team (you can learn more about this role on my LinkedIn profile,...
Recently, I came across two articles. One argued how the value of big data is overhyped. The other showed how you can exploit large amounts of data to make amazing discoveries. I found their contrasting viewpoints interesting. Below are some highlights from each. Summary of “The Delusions of Big Data” Original article: http://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics/artificial-intelligence/machinelearning-maestro-michael-jordan-on-the-delusions-of-big-data-and-other-huge-engineering-efforts * If you make...