R! You Going?!
summary
Three practical takeaways: pick tools that you actually use daily and stick with them — she switches from Python to R over Python for daily tasks and uses R to produce metrics that change decisions; ask for help and try different learning routes; join communities that teach hands‑on skills. Organization claims: Carpentries: 4,100 workshops, 4,400 volunteer instructors, ~98,000 learners. Examples: uses R, Git, SQL and Unix shell, applied code to forecasting and reporting, advanced from workshop admin to director, and the tooling demonstrably improved outcomes.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:10Data scientists need guidance
- 3:39Asking 'Are you going?'
- 8:19Finding your path
- 13:20Overcoming hesitation
- 14:45What Carpentries offers
- 16:56Answering yes
- 18:22Becoming a GPS
- 19:07Call to action
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