Podcast #50 - Empowering Data Science and Open-Source Python

This is a captivating conversation with Sophia Yang, a Senior Data Scientist and Developer Advocate at Anaconda. Join us as we delve into the world of data science and open-source development with one of the industry's most inspiring voices. Sophia's extensive contributions to the Python open-source community, including her authorship of various libraries such as condastats, cranlogs, PyPowerUp, intake-stripe, and intake-salesforce, demonstrate her deep expertise and passion for empowering others in the field. We'll explore Sophia's experiences serving on the steering committee of the Python open-source visualization system HoloViz, as well as her volunteer work at renowned conferences like NumFOCUS, PyData, and SciPy. From her academic background in Computer Science, Statistics, and Educational Psychology to her insights on building thriving communities, Sophia has a wealth of knowledge to share. Tune in to this enlightening conversation and gain valuable insights into the world of data science and open-source development with Sophia Yang.

Follow Sophia at:
youtube:    / sophiayangds  
twitter: twitter.com/sophiamyang,
github: dsbookclub.github.io

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Sophia's Inspiration in contributing to open-source projects
01:59 Challenges in working with large-scale open-source projects
03:50 New developments in Anaconda notebooks
07:09 Balancing time between developing and advocating for the data science community
08:03 Book clubs for data scientists and developers
10:36 How to stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in the data science industry
13:18 Common challenges which data scientists and developers are facing
20:13 Data Science Conferences
22:13 Advice for aspiring developers and data scientists for getting involved in open-source projects

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