The latest articles on DEV Community by Zeba Mushtaq (@zebamushtaq). https://dev.to/zebamushtaq https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3971285%2Fdd8c139f-d9a0-4b6b-b1c8-51a3cd32554a.jpeg https://dev.to/zebamushtaq en Zeba Mushtaq Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:10:43 +0000 https://dev.to/zebamushtaq/dont-skip-the-dataset-description-i-almost-did-and-it-wouldve-cost-me-1hpm https://dev.to/zebamushtaq/dont-skip-the-dataset-description-i-almost-did-and-it-wouldve-cost-me-1hpm <p>Started looking for a tourism dataset on Kaggle for a new project. Found one with real UNWTO data, but it only went up to 2022 — not enough for what I wanted (post-COVID trends).<br> Then found a better-looking one: "Global Tourism &amp; Travel Trends (2019-2024)," 24 upvotes, great coverage range. Almost picked it on the spot.<br> Then I actually read the full description. Turns out it's synthetic — 10,000 generated records, not real recorded stats.<br> Had to rename the whole project: from "Travel Recovery Analysis" to "Travel Behavior &amp; Satisfaction Trends (2019-2024)" — same dataset, just honest framing. Still great for practice: 33 features, zero nulls, covers spend, satisfaction, eco-choices, transport modes.<br> Anyone else ever almost build a project around the wrong assumption about their data? 👀</p> ai productivity python datascience Zeba Mushtaq Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:02:58 +0000 https://dev.to/zebamushtaq/im-a-data-analyst-building-in-public-heres-what-im-working-on-1lga https://dev.to/zebamushtaq/im-a-data-analyst-building-in-public-heres-what-im-working-on-1lga <p>Hey DEV! 👋 <br> I'm Zeba — a Data Analyst and AI enthusiast from Lahore, Pakistan.<br> I just joined this community and honestly, it feels like the right place to share what I build, what I break, and what I learn along the way.<br> A little about me....<br> I graduated with a CS degree in AI, and right now I'm working on projects that sit at the intersection of data analytics and real-world problem solving.<br> What I'm currently building</p> <p>🌍 AI-Based Destination Explorer — a travel chatbot built with React, Flask &amp; Gemini API<br> 📊 Travel Sentiment Analytics Dashboard — analyzing travel reviews using NLP<br> 🗂️ Synthetic Dataset Generation — for academic research purposes</p> <p>Why I'm here?<br> I want to stop building in silence. Every project, every bug, every small win — I'll share it here. If you're also learning in public, let's connect!</p> <p>What are you currently building? Drop it in the comments — I'd love to see! 👇</p> beginners datascience ai buildinpublic