• Learning to code

    Deciphering the code - Teach yourself to code; HTML and CSS for beginners

    Are you trying to teach yourself to code? I have now completed parts 1 & 2 of the Udacity course covering HTML and CSS for beginners. I must admit I rushed through the HTML and CSS tutorial to some extent as I know the language I really need is Python. Having said that I found both parts really interesting. In particular I liked how logical it all was. I mean this both in terms of the nanodegree program content and practically getting to write the code. Also I achieved a couple of excellent ratings on my project submissions which helps 8D. I honestly don’t know why I hadn’t started learning…

  • Machine Learning

    Machine Learning: How do I love thee, let me count the ways

    I was recently talking to a friend of mine who had been reading this blog (thanks pal!). He was asking me “why care about machine learning? What about it motivates you? Should we be concerned about machine learning?”. What a great question I thought. I think that could make for an interesting post - or at least more interesting than my limited progress to date with the course materials (I got distracted by holidays. It was great thanks for asking). Before answering my friend’s question I thought I’d take a step back for those less familiar and first explain what is machine learning. Then I will highlight the application of…