People on social media love to talk about investing, but few will do the due diligence for their investments. Throwing money at companies without doing any research is closer to gambling than investing. There is nothing inherently wrong with this, but when an investment has a large drawdown the...

Asking someone how they got into their profession often leads to the same conversation for each respective field. Ask a lawyer and they will all tell you they went to law school. Ask an Accountant and they will all tell you they studied accounting and finance. Ask a doctor...

Introduction In a world of infinite options, choosing the appropriate graduate school to prepare you for a career as a data professional can be paralyzing. While graduate school is not the best option for everyone, it is a path that warrants consideration for many. Within the landscape of technical...

Sections Why do you need advice from a data professional? Why not ask my counselor for advice? Are you prepared for a career in tech? Is career advice worth the money? Conclusion Why do you need advice from a data professional? The world of data analytics and data science...

Around 2015, I was getting increasingly frustrated with the shitty ESPN mobile app. I did what many millenials would do in this situation and searched for alternative solutions. One of the suggestions I came across was theScore so I gave it a shot. After downloading the app, I never...

In the fall of 2012, I walked into my graduate advisor’s office and asked her which computer science class she recommended for me to enroll in. I explained that I was a complete novice in programming. She suggested Introduction to C Programming. After attending a few lectures, I discover...

By Jeff Lundy While most people took up breadmaking during the pandemic, I got into cocktails. I don’t know how it took me so long to get into cocktails, as it basically combines chemistry with booze.  As a nicety for my houseguests (whenever we have those again), I coded...

Utter the word, “Bitcoin”, in any conversation and you can have the entire room at your immediate attention. Not many words or phrases have that kind of power in society. At 12 years of age, this pre-teen is just about to enter its rebellious stage. Subscribing to the Lindy...

After writing my first review of the OMSA program, I have been contacted by many prospective and current students. Because this program attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds, providing advice that applies to everyone can be challenging. Below are some of the most common questions I receive...

Here are a dozen of the most common SQL interview questions you will see during an interview for a data professional role. I would highly suggest you attempt to answer the questions and write prospective queries for each question before you compare your answers to mine at the end...