iarwain1 comments on Open Thread, May 5 - 11, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: iarwain1 05 May 2014 01:36:25PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: djm 05 May 2014 04:04:39PM 0 points [-]

Yes, I am taking that course - I did the previous version of it, but started late so didn't complete the requirements.

It is a short course focused mainly on getting your development environment setup with github

Comment author: iarwain1 05 May 2014 04:17:47PM 0 points [-]

Are you also taking the R programming course then? Based on your experience, would it be fine to take both courses simultaneously?

Comment author: djm 06 May 2014 12:15:59AM 1 point [-]

I took the R programming course last year - it was a good short course if you already have some programming background, though I wouldn't have wanted to do it as a complete beginner.

It didn't feel like a normal course though - more like one of those week long corporate training modules. Useful, but I imagine doing the complete Data Science specialization in short blocks would leave some people with a patchy result.