Year: 2021

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On Books Reading

We have been fighting on this planet for ten thousand years; it would be idiotic and unethical to not take advantage of such accumulated experiences. If you haven’t read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be…
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Exploring Code of Hands-On Financial Trading w/ Python with DataSpell

JetBrains DataSpell is JetBrains new IntelliJ-based (the same engine as in JetBrains PyCharm) IDE for Jupyter Notebooks. The principal difference between PyCharm and DataSpell is the focus – PyCharm is an IDE for general Python development and DataSpell is an…
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On Employment Screening Tests

Nowadays, the trend is to use computer-based tests to provide “a rich view of the candidates’ abilities“. However, the quality of these tests varies dramatically, and the hiring managers may not be aware of the typical problems with the tests.…
Book cover titled Hands-On Financial Trading with Python by Jiri Pik and Sourav Ghosh, featuring a chart with red and blue candlestick patterns on a dark background—ideal for those interested in Algorithmic Trading with Python.

Jiri Pik’s New Book “Hands-On Financial Trading with Python”

I am very proud to announce the book “Hands-On Financial Trading with Python” written with Sourav Ghosh and published by Packt Publishing on April 29, 2021. The book is available for purchase at amazon.com and at packtpub.com. Front Cover Back…
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