an argmin year in review
A year-in-review blog post reflecting on machine learning course blogging, revisiting 'The Bitter Lesson', and critiquing trends in ML and economics.
A year-in-review blog post reflecting on machine learning course blogging, revisiting 'The Bitter Lesson', and critiquing trends in ML and economics.
Argues that deep JavaScript knowledge remains crucial despite AI code generators, emphasizing human oversight and career security.
A former Silicon Valley engineer reflects on the bias against computer science graduates and the culture of glorifying self-taught, college-dropout developers.
Discusses how LLMs like ChatGPT can boost self-learning by helping understand problems and verify solutions, making skill acquisition easier.
A web studio founder shares burnout from marketing-focused work and plans to shift towards open-source projects and education.
fast.ai announces a new 'AI-first' course, 'How To Solve It With Code,' and its integration into Answer.AI, focusing on Dialog Engineering for collaborative coding.
Explores modern improvements to Java's beginner experience, including Project Amber features and updated teaching approaches.
Andy Bell announces upcoming CSS-focused projects for 2024, including a workshop, new course, talk, and a redesign of the CUBE CSS methodology site.
A summary of the book 'Teaching Tech Together', highlighting key methods for effective technology education like live coding and learner personas.
A developer shares their journey creating an open source activism program to teach collaboration and inclusivity in software development.
The author explains their mission to improve software quality through education and their enthusiasm for the Remix framework as the best tool for building websites.
A mathematical critique of additive scoring in grading and grant reviews, arguing for non-additive monotone functions.
An interview with iOS developer Marius Constantinescu about his journey into programming, from early exposure in Romania to specializing in iOS development.
Argues that taking more MOOCs has diminishing returns for tech professionals and advocates for hands-on, project-based learning instead.
A developer shares how writing about coding experiences helps others, reinforces learning, and creates a personal knowledge base.
A personal blog post reflecting on the author's journey from a struggling college student in 2010 to a software developer, sharing lessons learned.
A professor reflects on teaching new Machine Learning and Deep Learning courses at UW-Madison and showcases impressive student projects.
A professor reflects on teaching new Machine Learning and Deep Learning courses at UW-Madison and showcases student projects from those classes.
The article critiques modern education for focusing on rote memorization of formulas over intuitive understanding, using examples from math and science.
A review and tips for the OMSCS CS7641 Machine Learning course, covering assignments, exams, and workload.