A step-by-step, hands-on introduction in Python — There is no shortage of ways out there that we can use to analyze and make sense of textual data. Such methods generally deal with an area of artificial intelligence called Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP allows us to perform a multitude of…

Things are a bit different in extension land than what you’re probably used to — A while ago, I set out to build my first Chrome extension. Having recently gotten into the world of web development and getting my hands dirty by building a React project, I felt I had the tools necessary to take on this new challenge. While I wasn’t completely wrong to…

There’s more to these little guys than meets the eye — I consider myself a decent Python programmer. I’ve worked with the language extensively in the past and it’s the one I generally feel most comfortable using. But even well within the cozy confines of our comfort zones, every now and then, we all come across energizingly unfamiliar “huh” moments. …

How our diet outpaced our evolution, and how we can close the gap. — Caught up in the brief slice of time we occupy, it’s easy to forget how much the world has changed, and that many of the things we now take for granted were by no means commonplace, even just a few years ago. Perhaps, never was this quite so evident as…

Sometimes it’s the little things — One of the huge reasons behind VS Code’s success is how well it caters to developers. This is to be somewhat expected given that it’s largely a community-driven effort that allows for short feedback loops and a sure-footedly evolving ecosystem. …

Only a fraction of the world’s foods ever makes it to our local stores — let alone our plates. — As connected as our global trade networks are, one would think the world has effectively shrunk down to the size of a large village, where every commodity is just a drive, walk, or even click away. Although this is true to a large extent — especially when compared to even…

Icelanders have it figured out, man — Few food items are as culturally ubiquitous as dairy products. Whether this is a holdover of our agrarian past or for other reasons, one would be hard-pressed to sit at a table where none of the foods being served originated from a certain white, creamy liquid. And while cheese perhaps…

Mistake #1: Not knowing what I was signing up for — As an up-and-coming software engineer, it’s natural to be on the lookout for opportunities to prove oneself. We want to stand out and show that we can be relied upon as competent members of the team. When I was approached by a more senior member in my department, asking if…

To grow on Medium, a different mindset is needed — now more than ever. — Much has been going on at Medium. A lot has changed. Strategies that were once surefire ways of reaching readers and finding an audience have been greatly debuffed by the powers that be. The transition to a more relational Medium means curation is not the silver bullet it used to…