5 posts tagged with "thoughts"

The idea for this post was prompted by Daniel Beck’s blog post What do you say to "no one reads the docs?". In it, he proposed opening an inquiry and responding with "Have you been interviewing users? What else have they been telling you?".

I thought of two alternative answers:

• Everyone scans the docs.
• That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Everyone scans the docs​

It’s true, no one reads the docs (except for technical writers) — because they’re not meant to be read like a bedtime story or an article to pass time. Users scan the docs, looking for the piece of information they need to complete a task. In this case, having users actually read the docs would in fact be a sign that the docs are not well structured, and users have a hard time finding the information they need.

It’s not necessarily a bad thing​

In this case, I interpret “no one reads the docs” as docs pages that get low traffic (few page views). This could indicate that the product is so simple or intuitive that users don’t need support to navigate it. Congratulations!

One year ago at this time, I was nervously making last-minute changes to slides for a presentation. Not just any presentation, but one of my final project for the Data Science Bootcamp at SPICED Academy, where I spent three full months learning about different machine learning algorithms and Python best practices.

Today, I work as a technical writer at a startup that is developing a low-code workflow automation tool. Though in this role I don't use my data science and Python skills on a daily basis, I still apply them occasionally in data analyses and personal projects.

In this post, I'll share with you five tips for maintaining and even developing your coding skills after you're done with formal education.

À l'occassion de la Journée internationale de la langue maternelle (21 février), j'ai écrit un essay pour attirer l'attention sur la diversité linguistique et l'importance de préserver les langues maternelles de chacun(e).

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a data scientist in possession of a good portfolio must be in want of a job. A curated selection of your projects is the best way to showcase your work, interests, and thinking to potential employers. But what makes a "good portfolio"?

From my experience and discussions with colleagues, I summed up four tips that you should apply to make your data science portfolio stand out from the crowd.

La suppression de l’apprentissage de l’écriture manuscrite dans les écoles en Finlande a déclanché un débat animé dans l’Europe entière. Il est évident que depuis l’utilisation de l’ordinateur, l’écriture cursive disparaît peu à peu au profit des claviers. Mais devons-nous capituler face à la technologie et demander aux enfants de refermer les cahiers et ouvrir les laptops ?