Software developers want to get into machine learning.
Many make the same mistakes. I've seen a few, and I have some ideas on how to avoid them.
This is what I've learned ↓
Many make the same mistakes. I've seen a few, and I have some ideas on how to avoid them.
This is what I've learned ↓
Lesson 1
Most people love the idea of starting something new. Only a few take the first step.
Preparing for something new is fun and exciting. It can also turn into glorified procrastination.
Stop collecting resources. Take what's right in front of you and run with it.
Most people love the idea of starting something new. Only a few take the first step.
Preparing for something new is fun and exciting. It can also turn into glorified procrastination.
Stop collecting resources. Take what's right in front of you and run with it.
Lesson 2
Learning is a marathon, not a sprint. Strap yourself for a long, lifelong road.
If you are looking to make a quick buck, look elsewhere. If you are looking for shortcuts, this ain't it.
Make sure you come for the right reasons and are willing to go the distance.
Learning is a marathon, not a sprint. Strap yourself for a long, lifelong road.
If you are looking to make a quick buck, look elsewhere. If you are looking for shortcuts, this ain't it.
Make sure you come for the right reasons and are willing to go the distance.
Lesson 3
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
Those who pull ahead almost always do it as part of a group.
Find like-minded people that want to take this journey with you. Your odds will increase tenfold.
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
Those who pull ahead almost always do it as part of a group.
Find like-minded people that want to take this journey with you. Your odds will increase tenfold.
Lesson 4
If you finish a course, and the only thing you have to show for it is inside your head, you wasted your time.
Do stuff.
What you learn doesn't stick unless you practice it.
Solve problems, write a journal, share it with a friend. Teach, and you'll learn.
If you finish a course, and the only thing you have to show for it is inside your head, you wasted your time.
Do stuff.
What you learn doesn't stick unless you practice it.
Solve problems, write a journal, share it with a friend. Teach, and you'll learn.
Lesson 5
People think about math every time machine learning comes up. They are missing the point.
Most people are scared about their math skills, but it's their lack of programming skills that really hold them back.
Much better investment: become a good developer.
People think about math every time machine learning comes up. They are missing the point.
Most people are scared about their math skills, but it's their lack of programming skills that really hold them back.
Much better investment: become a good developer.
Lesson 6
Coding is secondary. Your ability to analyze a problem is the most important skill you can build.
Writing code is easy; most of the work is understanding what problem to solve and how to do it elegantly.
Invest your time learning how and why things work.
Coding is secondary. Your ability to analyze a problem is the most important skill you can build.
Writing code is easy; most of the work is understanding what problem to solve and how to do it elegantly.
Invest your time learning how and why things work.
Lesson 7
"You have to understand every detail of an algorithm if you want to use it" is bullshit advice.
Bad news: some algorithms are really complex. Good news: 99% of the time, you don't need to know how they work.
Focus on delivering value. Everything else is secondary.
"You have to understand every detail of an algorithm if you want to use it" is bullshit advice.
Bad news: some algorithms are really complex. Good news: 99% of the time, you don't need to know how they work.
Focus on delivering value. Everything else is secondary.
This thread is a summary of an article I just published: "7 lessons I've learned about starting a career in machine learning."
More context, more details, better articulated.
svpino.com/7-lessons-ive-…
More context, more details, better articulated.
svpino.com/7-lessons-ive-…
I post threads like this every week.
Stay tuned, as I help you get to the core of practical machine learning.
You can find the rest of my threads here: @svpino.
Stay tuned, as I help you get to the core of practical machine learning.
You can find the rest of my threads here: @svpino.
TL;DR.
• Take action.
• Be prepared for a lifelong journey.
• Find a supporting community.
• Producing > Consuming
• You don't need to be a math wizard to start.
• Forget coding. Focus on the analysis.
• You don't always need to know how it works.
• Take action.
• Be prepared for a lifelong journey.
• Find a supporting community.
• Producing > Consuming
• You don't need to be a math wizard to start.
• Forget coding. Focus on the analysis.
• You don't always need to know how it works.
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