Ivan Idris's Blog, page 10
May 4, 2013
Weekly Standup II
From what I have been reading lately on the blogosphere everybody who is proudly pro Waterfall or just pretending to be Agile, should be shot or just thrown off an actual waterfall. Fortunately, I am Extremely Agile or for those … Continue reading →
May 3, 2013
Website and Blog Changes
You might have noticed some changes lately on my website and blog. Today I will explain these changes to avoid any confusion or inconvenience. Homepage Redirect If you visit the homepage of this website you will be automatically redirected to … Continue reading →
May 2, 2013
My Skill Matrix
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you probably have some idea about my skill matrix. If not, why not? Hmm? Photography, as it is easy to see, does not belong in my skill matrix. I just made … Continue reading →
May 1, 2013
Describing Data with Pandas DataFrames
This entry is part 12 of 12 in the series NumPy WeatherDear meteorologists of the world, you talk too much. All we need to see is a graph or a table. Luckily Pandas has descriptive statistics utilities. Pandas is incredible … Continue reading →
April 30, 2013
Review of “REAMDE”
“REAMDE” is one of the latest novels by Neal Stephenson. It’s obviously a typo of README, which is the typical documentation file, that you will find in many software packages. In this thriller a former World of Warcraft addict creates … Continue reading →
April 29, 2013
Examining Autocorrelation of Average Temperature with Pandas
This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series NumPy WeatherOn the NumPy Beginner’s Guide Giveaway Contest someone commented about his interest in Pandas. Pandas here are not the cute animals that look like teddy bears. No, Pandas stands … Continue reading →
April 28, 2013
Review of the Dukeo Blog
From time to time I read the Dukeo blog, which is a blog with blogging tips. A blog about blogging if you will. Dukeo has an ongoing review contest currently. This review is my entry in the contest. As a … Continue reading →
April 27, 2013
Weekly Standup I
Standup here refers to the daily standup in Scrum, not to stand up comedy. Long live the Agile revolution! For those of you not familiar with standups – a brief explanation is in order. The daily standup is a daily … Continue reading →
April 26, 2013
Why you need a free NumPy Beginner’s Guide ebook?
The NumPy Beginner’s Guide Giveaway Contest is now in full swing. We have three contestants at the time of writing, so this means that if nobody else joins – these will be the lucky winners by default. I would like … Continue reading →
April 25, 2013
NumPy Beginner’s Guide Giveaway Contest
Win Free e-copies of NumPy Beginner’s Guide Second Edition Readers would be pleased to know that I have teamed up with Packt Publishing to organize a Giveaway of the NumPy Beginner’s Guide ( 2nd edition ). And 3 lucky … Continue reading →
