Introduction Constructor Theory is a framework in physics that focuses on what physical transformations, or "tasks," are possible and which are impossible, and why. In this theory: Tasks: Fundamental operations that can or cannot be performed. Substrate: The entity on which a task is performed. Attributes: The properties or qualities of a substrate. State: The … Continue reading Constructionist Theory Deduction of Brahman as Quantum Self-Entanglement of the Universe
Questions Beginners Asks When Starting Unit Testing
There are few general bafflements that most developers face when venturing into Test Driven Development and especially when using mocks for unit testing. In this blog I'm addressing 6 such scenarios and show how to tackle those. For the coding demonstrations I am using Java, though the concepts are similar in any object oriented languages. … Continue reading Questions Beginners Asks When Starting Unit Testing
Cloud Native Deployments to Assist the Post-COVID Banking Recovery
The unsung hero in our collective response The world is amidst battling an unprecedented public health crisis and the global economy is facing a potentially protracted recession. The COVID-19 has pushed beyond all borders and now is entrenched as a truly global challenge. With the alarm bells of recession ringing, one can’t help but ponder … Continue reading Cloud Native Deployments to Assist the Post-COVID Banking Recovery
OSGi for Dummies
"OSGi is a dynamic module system for modularizing Java applications so that the code is easier to write, reuse is increased, deployment is more manageable, bugs are detected early, and the runtime provides an enormous insight into what is running." But what exactly is meant by that? Most beginners have really hard time figuring out … Continue reading OSGi for Dummies
Build Your Own Word/Sentence Prediction Application – Part 02
In part 01 of the series I covered the theories I will be using in the application, and now let’s see how to use it. In this part I won’t be going through the exact details of the theories but just the implementations. Let’s dive in. For a working application sample: https://shining-thiloshon.shinyapps.io/NextIT/ Requirements: R R … Continue reading Build Your Own Word/Sentence Prediction Application – Part 02
Build Your Own Word/Sentence Prediction Application – Part 01 (Theory)
Motivation When we type sentences in our computers or hand-helds, it is often helpful if the application could figure out what we are trying to type and suggest next few words. Google Search and SwiftKey Keyboards are example of this use case. What if we could create an application which does exactly that and is … Continue reading Build Your Own Word/Sentence Prediction Application – Part 01 (Theory)
Brief Cheat Sheet on Natural Language Processing
Drum Roll This is a brief cheat sheet for Natural Language process pipeline. This is by no means, elaborate, just listing the concepts I learned from the Coursera Capstone. The content is from the Capstone project of Data Science Coursera specialization, so the credit goes to the awesome instructors and relevant sources. Frameworks A text … Continue reading Brief Cheat Sheet on Natural Language Processing
Brief Cheat Sheet on Machine Learning in R
April 29, 2017 Re-post from http://rpubs.com/thilo Drum Roll This is a brief cheat sheet for machine learning process pipeline. This is by no means, elaborate, just listing the concepts I learned from the Coursera course. The content is from the Practical Machine Learning course of Data Science specialization of Coursera, so the credit goes to the … Continue reading Brief Cheat Sheet on Machine Learning in R
Screen Scraping in R
Scenario: I was writing a blog on GSoC last week and I had to collect data from GSoC website to make few statistics I was interested in. The issue is, the data I wanted was scattered across many different pages (more than 200 different pages) and clicking each of these 200 pages and manually gathering … Continue reading Screen Scraping in R
GSoC for Dummies
Audience If you are a student developer probably pursuing a degree in a university, then 'GSoC' is a buzz word you would have heard a lot. If you have, and already know what GSoC is, this blog will give you simple tricks and insights that can make you stand out, just jump on to 'How-to-section' … Continue reading GSoC for Dummies