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Pancakes & Bus Queues – Linear Data Structures.

Computer Science

Pancakes & Bus Queues – Linear Data Structures.

These are two linear data structures that play a significant role in organizing and managing data in computer programs.

Dancing with Algorithms: A Playful Introduction to Big O Notation

Computer Science

Dancing with Algorithms: A Playful Introduction to Big O Notation

Big O notation is an essential concept in computer science that helps measure an algorithm’s efficiency. Using dance moves as an analogy, I’ve explored different types of Big O notations to understand how time complexity varies with input size.

The CS Mountain

Computer Science

The CS Mountain

This is my first week on a Computer Science and AI MSc. I read a nice analogy about having to overcome the ‘mountain’. I’m currently standing at the bottom and it represents everything I don’t know. I’m interested to see how this will impact my journey into

Supervised Learning Model V.2 – Linear Regression

Artificial Intelligence

Supervised Learning Model V.2 – Linear Regression

Reality check. This year has got away from me. Much like normal ‘new year’s resolutions’, the hype for a new project often diminishes throughout the year. In defence of myself, I’ve had a lot going on, but once again, it’s time to refocus. Rather than the Codecademy

How I fixed my Python install

Computer Science

How I fixed my Python install

You know I’ve been messing around in Python all year. Well, I went digging into source files and screwed everything up… Due to the release of GitHub CoPilot, I switched my IDE from pycharm to visual studio code. After I got used to the new interface, any library imports

Medical Insurance Analysis – Python Project

Computer Science

Medical Insurance Analysis – Python Project

So, as I’ve been working through the Data Scientist career path on Codecademy (for some solid fundamentals), I skipped ahead to the first off-platform portfolio project. There was a lot of overlap at the start of the course on Python basics (I’m comfortable enough to not go through

Rule-Based Chatbots

Computer Science

Rule-Based Chatbots

This blog post was originally titled ChatBots…but I soon realised there was a LOT more to unpack than I first imagined. It’s definitely a topic that needs to be broken down, so let’s start with the 3 different types: rule-based chatbots, retrieval-based chatbots and deep-learning/ generative chatbots

Wix Development

Computer Science

Wix Development

Wix is harder to customise than I first expected. const greeting = 'What do you think of my first JavaScript code?'; console.log(greeting); There is a range of emotions today after I complete one of the in-platform Wix coding challenges on Codecademy. I’m struggling to understand why

MatPlotLib – turning code to colour!

Computer Science

MatPlotLib – turning code to colour!

The blog is back in action, and we’ve moved over to DataCamp to continue the Python journey. I did a quick ref test to see what i’d retained and felt comfortable enough to start with the Advanced Python Tree. *Ta Daaa* If I can keep a good cadence,

Panda, Panda, Panda

Computer Science

Panda, Panda, Panda

I’ve heard Pandas offer powerful, flexible and fast solutions for advanced data analysis and manipulation. Today I was able to tick off the intermediate Panda module @DataCamp and I was given just a taste of their power. Getting to a stage where you learn actionable insights and begin to

Python 3 – Done

Computer Science

Python 3 – Done

Yay! So STEP ONE is done. We complete the Python 3 course in about 4 weeks. The last few projects and challenges were VERY hard so no doubt I will revisit this curriculum over the following weeks to really understand the logic. Either way, this is a great milestone and

Week 3/4 – Dreaming about Loops

Computer Science

Week 3/4 – Dreaming about Loops

Working through the Codecademy Python 3 course, I now have a good understanding of control flow, lists and functions. As I was progressing through the course, loops were always causing issues so I spent the majority of the last 2 weeks touching up on my knowledge. Unexpectedly, I got a

Computer Science

Week 2 Update

The site launched yesterday, but in reality, I’m 2 weeks into the process. I will outline the long-term plan in another post, but for now, I turned to Codecademy (I subscribed to PRO) to learn the basics of Python. I’m currently on the Python 3course and progressing well.