I am a novice at programming, C/S.

My base line is some python and HMTL/CSS really basic things.

I want to learn more about machine learning/AI and how to use it in a practical sense at work. Etc running contract through a program and getting all the useful stuff out of them like term, revenue etc.

What is the most logical path for me to get there. I understand this will take years to be competent but I want to start and learn. Any tips?

i don't work in ML so i'm a bit limited to what i can offer, but what i can say is that it's probably the most (imo unnecessarily) gatekept part of CS with only infosec coming close. the overwhelming majority of people working in the field have masters degrees and PhDs. just the way that part of the industry is, doesn't matter how good you are with even generative adversarial networks, if you're not properly credentialed the job search is gonna be ugly.

if you're down for going through post-grad though, cool. the most common languages you'll find today are python and R. you might find the odd company still using STATA or SAS, but they're not standard anymore.

there's also this site kaggle, which i never used myself but i heard it's a godsend for data science. you can build a portfolio on there and get involved with competitions.

Thanks for your reply!

Yes very good point on the education. I want to learn to make my life easier on certain tasks and I just think the space is interesting.

As a career you are right breaking in would be very difficult without a formal education

they’re in every class bro

I'm a embedded software engineer and I'm now starting in ML

i think i don't want to be a dev for a living but i still want to work in the industry u guys know of paths i can take? i prefer my classes that are more theory based and where i'm at that's a good chunk of the classes i take. i find that type of work both more rewarding to solve and stimulating

from what i know having talked to older people, i could be a pm or sales engineer. im sure there are more options

What is the best way to learn the basics of Computer Science and coding, want to educate myself more on this subject.

Also idk if anybody itt knows anything about it, but I’m very interested in Fintech, but kinda want to know more of the basics of computer science in general before diving deeper into it.

some good practical books

and some books based more in theory

harvard's CS50 course is also free and worth checking out for beginners imo

Decided not to do the PhD. Got the first job I interviewed for 😳 your boy is a compiler engineer 👩🏼‍💻

ux designer? just throwing something out there based off the "theory" and the fact someone reccomended being a PM

its more holistic; trying to find the best possible solution under a set of constraints, and its more creative but still logical like cs

Oh those recs are just general recommendations for lower-code roles, not recs based on the knowledge that I'm looking for a role like that. Like that's what those people do for a living. i should have been more clear.

I'll check out ux design

CS research. you wont make s*** for money but if you like the theory stuff

alternatively, programming languages is very theory heavy (but still has a big emphasis on programming obviously)

dm me if you want. i was planning on doing (and accepted to) a cs theory related phd until about 2 months ago so i have some background

Congrats

the idea of it is def appealing but i want to get out of here asap and be done with school rn. maybe my mind changes in the future and i'll go back to school but that's where im at now

I feel that, if you’re enjoying your classes tho maybe consider a masters. I did that cause I was in a similar spot of not being sure whether I wanted to do programming, and it was a lot different from undergrad

Thank you very much

i'll think about it. doing a 5th year so i have some time

Joma techs videos are f***ing hilarious

what was going to be your phd concentration?