Arunn Thevapalan

Hands-on Tutorial

Building Your First Desktop Application using PySide6 [A Data Scientist Edition]

Surprise, surprise. It’s not as hard as I thought it would be.

Beginner's Guide Featured

Want to Break into Data Science? Start Here.

A complete data science roadmap for beginners (updated for 2024)

Hands-on Tutorial

How to Integrate Google Analytics into Your Ghost Website

A step-by-step guide from creating an account to unlocking insights (screenshots attached.)

Grow in Data Science

How I Learned Looker in Just 1 Week

Looker for beginners: From creating your first dashboard to becoming a proficient LookML Developer

Beginner's Guide

How Can an Aspiring Data Scientist Find and Work on Real-World Projects?

I've done some courses online; what next?

Hands-on Tutorial

Advanced EDA Made Simple Using Pandas Profiling

Pandas Profiling was always my goto-secret tool to understand the data and uncover meaningful insights, in a few minutes, under a few lines of code. Whenever I was given a new dataset, I would generate a profiling report first and inspect the data. Only then would I start my exploratory

Side Hustling

4 Lessons I’ve Learned Crossing 10K Followers across Platforms as a Writer

#4 Run away from viral articles.

Career Advice

Andrew Ng’s 5 Crucial Mindset-shifts for Transitioning Into the Industry From Academia

It doesn’t have to be confusing or hard if you listen to the experts

Career Advice

The Skills You Need to Tackle Data Science Interviews as A Fresher

A realistic view of skills interviewers expect from you and how you can achieve them

Career Advice

A Corporate Job Could Give You a Stronger Career Launch in Data Science

From someone who hated corporates for long

Career Advice

Myth-Busting: 3 Things You Don’t Need to Break into the Data Science Industry

And what you need instead

Grow in Data Science

How to Be an Encouraging Supervisor for Your Data Science Intern

7 actionable steps that can benefit your team and the intern

Side Hustling

How to Cultivate a Professional Mindset to Succeed As a Creator

You can either be an Amateur or a Pro — the choice is yours.

Career Advice

You Don’t Need a Master’s Degree to Break into Data Science

Let’s settle this once and for all

Beginner's Guide

Statistics for Data Science: How to Learn Just Enough in Weeks

A few weeks of learning can help you stand out from the crowd in the long run

Career Advice

Sorry, You Can’t Stand Out in Your First Year of Learning Data Science

And that’s OK. Here’s how to stand out eventually.

Side Hustling

The 5-Figure Writing Routine: How I Write Consistently Even with a Full-Time Job

No, you don’t have to quit your 9–5 to do what you love.

Side Hustling

A Day in the Life of a Part-time Writer (and a Full-time Data Scientist)

No, you don’t have to quit your job to do what you love.

Beginner's Guide

The First Book You Need to Succeed as an Aspiring Data Scientist

Spoiler: No prerequisites, but Joel will take you from zero to a hero.

Beginner's Guide

The Only Book You Need to Ace Advanced Machine Learning Strategy

Spoiler: It’s an Andrew Ng masterpiece and is free.

Career Advice

Read This If You’re Thinking of Switching into Data Science from Your Existing Career

You‘ve got something valuable we don’t.

Career Advice

Read This If You’re Considering a Career in Cloud Computing

A complete career guide covering the roles and responsibilities, technical skills, general salary range, and relevant certifications

Beginner's Guide

The 3 Must-Read Data Science Books for Absolute Beginners

“I’m overwhelmed with all the resources available; what should I do?”

Learning Experience

How I Went From Being a Confused Undergrad to an Experienced ML Engineer

It’s time to hear some of my personal stories. You up for it?

Beginner's Guide

The 4 Must-Learn Data Science Courses for Absolute Beginners

“I’m overwhelmed with all the resources available; what should I do?”