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A Finely Curated List of Data Tools
A fantastic resource for getting started in — and advancing — your work with data from some of the best in the business.
Via Datavisualization.ch:
Datavisualization.ch Selected Tools is a collection of tools that we, the people behind Datavisualization.ch, work with on a daily basis and recommend warmly. This is not a list of everything out there, but instead a thoughtfully curated selection of our favourite tools that will make your life easier creating meaningful and beautiful data visualizations.
As Benjamin Wiederkehr writes on their blog, “It includes libraries for plotting data on maps, frameworks for creating charts, graphs and diagrams and tools to simplify the handling of data. Even if you’re not into programming, you’ll find applications that can be used without writing one single line of code.”
FJP Pro Tip: Jump in and start playing. If you’re just getting started, check out our short videos with Bitly data chief Hilary Mason for her advice on working with data.
Recently I saw somebody asked a question in a forum, the question is “Which programming language should I learn first?”. Then someone answered this question. His answer:
Depends.
To program in an expressive and powerful language: Python
To get a website up quickly: PHP
To mingle with programmers who call themselves “rockstars”: Ruby.
To really learn to program: C.
To achieve enlightenment: Scheme.
To feel depressed: SQL
To drop a chromosome: Microsoft Visual Basic
To get a guaranteed, mediocre, but well paying job writing financial applications in a cubicle under fluorescent lights: Java.
To do the same thing with certifications and letters after your name: C#
To achieve a magical sense of childlike wonder that you have a hard time differentiating from megalomania: Objective C
I could go on… but I’m not feeling hateful enough today.
I don’t know whether you agree with him or not. According to his logic, I can add one to this
If you want to say fxxk everyday—JavaScript
To be a god which can do everything—Assembly
source: http://pixelstech.net/article/index.php?id=1335686357
Depends.
To program in an expressive and powerful language: Python
To get a website up quickly: PHP
To mingle with programmers who call themselves “rockstars”: Ruby.
To really learn to program: C.
To achieve enlightenment: Scheme.
To feel depressed: SQL
To drop a chromosome: Microsoft Visual Basic
To get a guaranteed, mediocre, but well paying job writing financial applications in a cubicle under fluorescent lights: Java.
To do the same thing with certifications and letters after your name: C#
To achieve a magical sense of childlike wonder that you have a hard time differentiating from megalomania: Objective C
I could go on… but I’m not feeling hateful enough today.
I don’t know whether you agree with him or not. According to his logic, I can add one to this
If you want to say fxxk everyday—JavaScript
To be a god which can do everything—Assembly
source: http://pixelstech.net/article/index.php?id=1335686357
Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for it’s cache feature
Here’s how to do it:
1. Type “about:config” (no quotes) in the adress bar in the browser.
2. Find “browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer”
3. Set it’s value to “0“;(Zero)Increase the Speed in Which Firefox…
Mais oui!
/** * This function returns an array of timestamp corresponding to french holidays */ protected static function getHolidays($year = null) { if ($year === null) { $year = intval(date('Y')); } $easterDate = easter_date($year); $easterDay = date('j', $easterDate);...
1. wifite
wifite is a mass WEP/WPA WiFi Cracker that coded in python which makes cracking WIFI passwords and security easier and uses the aircrack-ng suite. It can be executed by using the command line python wifite.py or ./wifite.py. To see a list of command lines with detailed information…
_why’s (poignant) Guide to Ruby was an attempt by the author to write a programming guide that had literary and artistic quality.
Side bonus: it’ll actually teach you Ruby.
Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes (by Kurt Grandis)
Has your garden been ravaged by the marauding squirrel hordes? Has your bird feeder been pillaged? Tired of shaking your fist at the neighbor children? Learn how to use Python to tap into computer vision libraries and build an automated sentry water cannon capable of soaking intruders.
Now I just need a yard.
