Pandas and TensorFlow benchmarks on Intel i3–6100U vs. M1 Pro MacBook Pro — Up to 50X slower? — The 16" M1 Pro MacBook has been my go-to workhorse since its launch. It packs incredible performance below the ultra-premium surface — all while lasting an entire day and having probably the best screen in the industry. But what about an old, dual-core Lenovo ThinkPad? Can a sixth-generation Intel processor…

There’s more than one way to square a number in Python. Learn 4 approaches to Python squaring + some bonus tricks for lists. — If you want to square a number in Python, well, you have options. There are numerous ways and approaches to Python squaring, and today we’ll explore the four most common. You’ll also learn how to square Python lists in three distinct ways, but more on that later. Let’s get started…

Take your bar charts to new heights with stacking — Learn to make stacked bar charts in Swift in 10 minutes. — If plain vertical and horizontal bar charts aren’t enough, and you want to add another dimension to your data visualizations, well, you’re in luck. Stacked bar charts allow you to cram in extra data without ruining the aesthetics or user experience, and today you’ll learn all about them.

Master iOS 16 Swift Charts — Learn how to make a horizontal bar chart in 10 minutes. — If you want to add great-looking charts to your iOS apps, I have good news for you — it has never been easier than in iOS 16. Swift Charts are now available and leverage the familiar SwiftUI syntax we all know and love. In the previous article, you learned how…

Mapping, routing, or geocoding — there’s nothing you can’t do with R ggmap — a package for spatial data visualization. — Spatial data is always tougher to visualize than it seems at first. Well, not anymore. R ggmap is an amazing package you can start using almost instantly, after some light configuration. It won’t take you more than a couple of minutes to configure everything and have your first map ready.

iOS 16 finally brought charts to SwiftUI — Learn how to make and style your first Bar Chart! — The days of leveraging third-party libraries for data visualization are mostly behind us. The most recent version of iOS (16.0) introduced Swift Charts, and they make it easy for developers to display data while following SwiftUI design conventions. Today you’ll learn how to get started with the library by creating…

XML, or Extensible Markup Language is used everywhere. Make sure to know how to read, parse, and convert it in R programming language. — R programming language can read all sorts of data, and XML is no exception. There are many ways to read, parse, and manipulate these markup language files in R, and today we’ll explore two. By the end of the article, you’ll know how to use two R packages to work…

Data Science is fun, but is it a career you should choose? Think twice if any of these 3 reasons hit home. — Data Science is somewhat of a misunderstood field. On paper, you’re solving global warming and cancer straight of out college for a mid 6 figure salary. In reality, you’re struggling to understand why your SQL joins are duplicating the data. …

There is an optimal way to make Shiny apps, and Rhino is here to do all the heavy lifting. — There’s an optimal way to make R Shiny apps, and the Rhino package is a top choice for software engineers. …