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Rust vs Python in Data Science, Systems Development & More

Sep 15, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Rust and Python contrast in a unique way because while they both provide back-end web support, Python thrives as a flexible and consistent language, while Rust makes a name for itself with raw power and speed.

9 Outstanding Reasons to Learn Python for Finance

Sep 14, 2021 by Zulie Rane

If you’re thinking about dipping your toe into the finance sector for your career and you stumble across this article, you may be wondering, “How can Python help in finance?

Python vs Java: Performance, Salary & More Compared

Sep 10, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Comparing Python and Java is a bit like comparing boats and cars. They both get you from point A to B and are fun to show off, but that’s where the similarities end.

Why Learn Python? 9 Key Reasons

Sep 09, 2021 by Zulie Rane

Simple to learn, endlessly versatile, and perennially in demand by employers paying higher and higher salaries every year — it feels like there’s a million reasons to learn Python.

What is Cryptography? A Complete Overview

Sep 08, 2021 by Lane Wagner

What is cryptography? 🔗 Simply put, Cryptography provides a method for secure communication. It stops unauthorized parties, commonly referred to as adversaries or hackers, from gaining access to the secret messages communicated between authorized parties.

JavaScript vs TypeScript: What's the Difference?

Sep 06, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Whether you’re new or old to the computer science community, you’ve probably asked yourself, “What is TypeScript?

R vs Python: Which Is Best for Data?

Aug 25, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Python and R made a name for themselves as top-end competitors in the world of data science for their ability to seamlessly navigate and handle data.

Python vs JavaScript: What's the Difference and Which Should You Learn?

Aug 24, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

From the outset, comparing JavaScript and Python seems a bit like comparing apples and oranges. Surprisingly however, there are quite a few similarities hidden beneath their popular respective exteriors.

10 Compelling Reasons to Learn Python for Data Science

Aug 19, 2021 by Zulie Rane

Read this if you don’t know where to start learning data science Data science is a vast field with tons of entry points, depending on where and how you want to start.

Scala vs Go: Comparing Everything You Need to Know

Aug 18, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Scala and Golang are newer languages, only coming onto the scene after the turn of the century, but in that time they’ve managed to become two of the highest-paid languages for developers, with the industry benefiting from their fresh creation.

Death, Taxes, and Database Migrations

Aug 17, 2021 by Lane Wagner

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and migrations.

Golang vs Java: 6 Key Comparisons

Aug 04, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Golang (or Go) and Java offer an interesting comparison because despite their wide differences, there are also key similarities in how and where they’re used by programmers.

Top 20 Entry-Level JavaScript Interview Questions

Jul 29, 2021 by Jamie Dunmore

Versatile, powerful and ever-present, JavaScript is the world’s most used programming language (for eight years and counting!

Our Learn Python Course Has Released

Jul 27, 2021 by Lane Wagner

We’ve just launched our latest course, Learn Python. Start the “Learn Python” Course Now What’s more: to celebrate the release, we’re offering full FREE access to the entire course — yep, you can take the entire course for free for a month — but the code expires in just 14 days.

What are UUIDs, and are they better than regular IDs?

Jul 23, 2021 by Lane Wagner

In the context of back-end web development, an ID is just a unique identifier for a record of data.

What is Go Good For? (And What Is Golang Used For?)

Jul 16, 2021 by Jamie Dunmore

In 2007, frustrated by some of C++’s inefficiencies and overcomplicated nature, and desiring a programming language designed specifically for multi-core processors and effectively managing large projects, three Google engineers, Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson, designed the Go language.

Golang vs C++: Which is Best For Your Next Project

Jul 12, 2021 by Meghan Reichenbach

Needing to be a math genius to learn to code is a thing of the past.

Beautiful Language and Beautiful Code

“Dead Poet’s Society” is a classic film, and has become a recent favorite of mine. There’s a scene in particular that I enjoy, where Robin William’s character explains that it’s bad practice to use terms like “very tired” or “very sad”, instead we should use descriptive words like “exhausted” or “morose”!

Intro to the One-Time Pad Cipher

Jun 28, 2021 by Lane Wagner

In cryptography, the one-time pad, or OTP is a way of encrypting information so securely that it’s impossible to be cracked.

16 Great Coding Challenges You Can Try Out

Jun 24, 2021 by Zulie Rane

Coding challenges are a fun way to improve your coding quickly. When I started to learn coding in school, coding challenges were the furthest thing from my mind.

Building a Red-Black Binary Tree in Python

Jun 21, 2021 by Lane Wagner

A red-black tree is a kind of self-balancing binary search tree. Each node stores an extra bit, which we will call the color, red or black.

Quick Sort in Golang

Jun 17, 2021 by Lane Wagner

Quicksort is an efficient sorting algorithm commonly used in production sorting implementations. Like Merge Sort, Quicksort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm.

How to Write Insertion Sort in Go

Jun 14, 2021 by Lane Wagner

Insertion sort builds a final sorted list one item at a time. It’s much less efficient on large lists than more advanced algorithms like quicksort or merge sort.

Merge Sort in Golang with Examples

Jun 10, 2021 by Lane Wagner

Merge sort is a recursive sorting algorithm and, luckily for us, it’s quite a bit faster than bubble sort.

Writing Bubble Sort in Go from Scratch

Jun 08, 2021 by Lane Wagner

Bubble sort is named for the way elements “bubble up” to the top of the list.