Preamble This post, Part 1 in a series of two, looks at porting the functional code of a Shiny app - written in R - into JavaScript code to be used in an Observable Framework application. Part 2 will look at styling and deploying the ported application. Background and Motivation If you’...

If you’ve ever encountered the challenge of sorting through data to find or manipulate specific text, you’ll know the potential headaches it can cause. Excel’s integration of regular expression (regex) functions has been a game changer, equipping users with powerful tools to search, extract, and replace text ...

Automated systems, known as ai trading bots, have transformed financial markets by analyzing market data and identifying patterns faster than human traders. These bots operate 24/7, executing trades with precision and consistency based on predefined rules and strategies. Building your own auto trading bot offers control over strategies, customizable risk management, ...

Dask is an open-source parallel computing library for Python that enables the processing of large datasets and complex computations across multiple cores and distributed systems. It provides a flexible and dynamic task scheduling system that all...

Python’s incorporation into Excel offers data analysts robust new tools, particularly in the realm of data visualization. This blog post introduces Matplotlib, a core Python library for crafting visualizations. We’ll begin with the essential components, explore Matplotlib’s customization features, and discuss the benefits of using Pandas DataFrames ...

Over on LinkedIn, Dennis Sawyers is always a lively and outspoken voice worth following. His latest post has sparked my interest, compelling me to share my own thoughts candidly. Dennis argues that traditional BI tools like Tableau and Power BI might no longer be necessary due to AI advancements, especially ...

As we delve deeper into the age of artificial intelligence and AI-assisted programming, a question arises: Are the plethora of programming languages in Excel becoming obsolete? With the advent of AI, Python, and tools like Copilot, are we on the cusp of a paradigm shift in how data tasks are ...

Multimodal neural networks are a type of model designed to integrate data from multiple modalities, such as text, images, audio, video, or other data types. Multimodal networks aim to learn complex relationships between different kinds of inputs...