Publications by Joyce Chiu
DataCamp’s New Mobile Coding Courses are Optimized for Learning On the Go
We’re proud to announce an exciting new product release: Our new Mobile Coding Courses, which provide an immersive learn-by-doing experience on the go!The best mobile-optimized experience for writing codeYou might assume that coding on a mobile device would be too tedious or just a plain hassle, but our mobile app interface introduces features ...
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Gitgirl Wants to Train 13 Million African Women with DataCamp
Gitgirl’s founder, Yvonne Alozie, celebrating with graduating Gitgirl studentsGitgirl is a data science academy for women headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2018. Their mission is to train 13 million African women to become data-fluent. To date, they’ve trained over 150 women, and they’re just getting started.Seventy-five percent o...
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Learn Without Limits With DataCamp’s Mobile Coding Courses
You can learn Python anytime, anywhere. You’ll have a seamless cross-platform learning experience, with the ability to pick up right where you left off on desktop and mobile. We offer the most in-depth and complete learning content for Python available in the app store.Ready to get started on a Python Mobile Coding Course for free? Visit dataca...
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DataU Academy Equips Cambodian Youth With In-Demand Skills for the Global Data Revolution
Tell us about DataU Academy and your partnership with DataCamp.Founded in 2019, DataU Academy is Cambodia’s first skills training academy dedicated to data science, IT in data, and digital marketing. What makes our program unique is that over 30% of our curriculum is dedicated to soft skills training to ensure that our trainees are fully equipp...
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Employee Spotlight: Building Products to Assist the Learner Journey
What was your journey to joining DataCamp?I studied applied computer science in Leuven, Belgium and to complete my undergraduate degree, I was required to complete an internship. I found out about DataCamp when they sponsored an app I worked on for students to plan their class schedules, Quivr, and was subsequently hired at DataCamp as an intern....
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Why It’s Okay If Your Data Isn’t the Most Accurate
When building a ML model, you must designate an evaluation metric, which tells the algorithm what you’re optimizing for. One commonly used evaluation metric is accuracy, that is, what percentage of your data your model makes the correct prediction for. This may seem like a great choice: who would want a model that isn’t the most accurate?Actu...
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How to Ethically Use Machine Learning to Drive Decisions
Focus on solid data foundations and toolingHaving good quality data is a huge challenge in itself. We recommend companies that want to leverage machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science to consider Monica Rogati’s AI Hierarchy of Needs, which has machine learning close to the top as one of the final pieces of the puzzle.Source...
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Why Data Culture Is a Key Component of Data Strategy
How important is data culture to your overall data strategy? On our DataFramed podcast, Taras Gorishnyy identified the key pillars for data science, AI, and data strategy within an organization:Executive supportVision for analyticsRobust data foundationsEstablishing the impact of analytics early onA distribution of data skills and a data culture�...
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Employee Spotlight: Building and Iterating on DataCamp’s Products
What was your journey to joining DataCamp?I started off my career as a Software Engineer, got my MBA and dabbled in Investment Banking before transitioning into Product Management at an advertising technology company. As much as I loved solving complex problems for large media publishers with software solutions, I was looking for a change after s...
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Equipping Petroleum Engineers in Calgary With Critical Data Skills
In the past few years, and especially during the COVID-19 crisis, the oil and gas industry has been significantly challenged, subject to wildly fluctuating oil prices caused by unprecedented world events, limited market access, and uncertain government regulations.Why data skills are crucial for the future of petroleum engineeringMany professiona...
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