The great SQL leading vs trailing commas debate

It might seem a small thing, but I noticed that a recent update of the Snowflake database now allows you to have a trailing comma at the end of the SQL's SELECT statement. For example, this now works: SELECT my_field, my_field_2, FROM my_table Whereas before that'd give an error. It's arguably bad form nonetheless, but … Continue reading The great SQL leading vs trailing commas debate →

The Data Is Plural newsletter provides a mass of free and fascinating data

I recently chanced upon "Data Is Plural" - an email newsletter, currently on issue 370. Each week it provides a list and some commentary on "useful/curious datasets". There's a ton of links in each issue for anyone who wants data to play or work with to get stuck into. To give a taster of what … Continue reading The Data Is Plural newsletter provides a mass of free and fascinating data →

Notes on the book “Becoming a Data Head”

Below are notes that I took when reading Alex J. Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier's book "Becoming a Data Head - How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science, Statistics, and Machine Learning". The notes simply aim to summarise the parts of the book that most attracted my attention, sometimes reworded or reorganised, and don’t necessarily … Continue reading Notes on the book “Becoming a Data Head” →