Agile Data Science
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I recommend the book: Agile Data Science by Russell Jurney[1]. The tech stack is circa 2017, but the chapters on the Agile Data Science Process and Teams are timeless. He clearly articulates team roles: from Biz Devs, marketers, PMs, UX designers,…
on “We don't need data scientists, we need data engineers” ↗…spectacular, you aren't getting anything done. Data scientists' code should be "eventually good," that is to say it gets refactored as it approaches a production environment. I talk about this in my last book, Agile Data Science 2.0 (Amazon 4.1 stars 7 years after publishing). https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Data-Science-2-0-Applications/d... I will say that after 20 years of working as a software engineer, data engineer, data scientist…
on “Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely” ↗Considering how cheap office space is compared to labor, the trend of compacting workers into ever tinier cubes (with or without walls) is insane. I wrote about good data science/engineer environments in Agile Data Science (O'Reilly, 2012). You can read it here: https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/agile-data-sc... Pasted inline: Agile Environments: Engineering Productivity Generalists require more uninterrupted…
on “As Office Space Shrinks, So Does Privacy for Workers” ↗