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comment by Cumol
Cumol  ·  2641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Humble Book Bundle: Get O'Reilly Data Science books, support Code for America charity

Thank you for the detailed answer :)

Haven't looked into python yet. Any recommendations where to start with the basics?

For R I think I will stick to the hadleyverse, He has his O'reiley book for free here





Devac  ·  2641 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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veen  ·  2641 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The best way for me to learn a programming language is to give myself a problem that I want to solve with that language. For basics, Python has a lot of good resources - you can probably find one that matches your skill level relatively easily. Adding to Devac's options, I like Codecademy for the very basics, Automate the Boring Stuff for a hands-on way to learn Python, and Learn Python the Hard Way for the more rigorous approach.