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Statistician and software developer; chief scientist at RStudio/Posit and creator of the tidyverse of R packages.
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MacBook Pro RetinaHardware
15" MacBook Pro Retina, 2.6 GHz, 16 gig RAM, 500 gig SSD (only half full). I couldn't live without SSD or Retina.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
Weber Gold grillOther
Outside of computing, I love my Weber Gold grill, my KitchenAid mixer and my Timbuktu messenger bag.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
KitchenAid mixerOther
Outside of computing, I love my Weber Gold grill, my KitchenAid mixer and my Timbuktu messenger bag.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
Outside of computing, I love my Weber Gold grill, my KitchenAid mixer and my Timbuktu messenger bag.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
WordamentSoftware
My current favourite iPhone game is Wordament.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer ProgrammingBook Peter Van Roy & Seif Haridi
Another similar and also interesting book is Concepts, Techniques, and Models of Computer Programming, which explains all the models of computer languages and how they fit together.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
The Art of Readable CodeBook Dustin Boswell & Trevor Foucher
What I liked about this book is that it gives you a series of techniques to make that smell go away.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
Domain-Specific LanguagesBook Martin Fowler
Partly because of another book that nearly made it onto my list: Domain-Specific Languages by Martin Fowler. It talks about the idea of writing a small language inside another language, to express ideas in a specific domain
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
StayfocusdSoftware
Stayfocusd keeps me (mostly) focussed during the work day, and keeps me from distractions like Hacker News and The Old Reader.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
Structure and Interpretation of Computer ProgramsBook Harold Abelson
But this book is very useful for somebody like me, with experience in high-level engineering languages, like VBA, PHP and R. They're incredibly useful languages, but ones that computer scientists generally disdain, because they're not theoretically pure or beautiful. This book shows you how languages can be constructed. The most valuable thing it gives you is confidence and knowledge to go and create your own programming language.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
The Algorithm Design ManualBook Steven S. Skiena
To me, this book is an illustration of the power of names. Today, in the era of Google, if you know the name of something, you can find out about it with a simple search. But if you don't know of what you're looking for, it suddenly becomes much harder to find it. Having in the back of your head the names of common algorithms that help you solve problems is really powerful.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to MasterBook Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
This is about the craft of software development, and thinking about how to produce good code. As the name suggests, it's a very pragmatic and hands-on book. It really helped me on my journey as a software engineer, to be able to write quality code day in and day out, and be confident that it's going to work correctly.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
Style: Lessons in Clarity and GraceBook Joseph Bizup & Joseph M. Williams
This book gave me the tools to analyze a text and identify the reasons why it doesn't work, for example stating the topic of a paragraph only in the middle of it. I found it very useful to consciously analyze my own writing.
Five Books interview on computer science books for data scientists
2018-08-09·fivebooks.com ↗
Shure SE215-KHardware
I have Shure SE215-K headphones, but my electronics recommendations aren't very interesting since I usually just read the wirecutter and order whatever they recommend ;)
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
IKEA POÅNG chairOther
I mostly program sitting in an IKEA POÅNG chair.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
RStudioSoftware
I live mostly in Chrome, the Terminal and RStudio/Sublime Text 2.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
KeynoteSoftware Apple
I present from Keynote and loathe Beamer.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
ArqSoftware
I use Time Machine + an external HDD for local backups (I've given up trying to use it over wireless), and Arq for remote backups to S3.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
DropboxService Dropbox
I keep big datasets and shared files in Dropbox - we have a teams account, so I have 1 TB (!) of storage there.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
EchofonSoftware
I tweet from Echofon, but pretty much only read #rstats related tweets.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
AdiumSoftware
I use Adium for chat, because you can make it v. minimal, but Google's crippling of XMPP has made less useful and I have to use Gchat as well.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
GMailSoftware Google
I use Gmail, but every UI change in the last year has made me like it less.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
BeamerSoftware
I present from Keynote and loathe Beamer.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the tools behind his R and data-analysis work.
2013-10-22·usesthis.com ↗
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