Introduction
Hello, my name is Steven Hur and I am 6th semester student of CPA program in Seneca Polytechnic. Well, I'd like to call myself a developer but I am more like a "coder" at the moment. My entire journey of being CPA student was to train myself to a developer and I realized that one of the main key to the destination is to have an open-minded mindset. Mindset is combination of confidence and experience and to build one, you must expose yourself to challenges and step outside of your comfort zone. I thought Open Source course might be a great option to help with that matter.
What do I want to achieve?
This question can be reworded to this way: "What do I want from this course?". Even though I took this course with a certain intension, I am not expecting a huge gap of change or to become an expert overnight. Instead, my goal is to step out side of my comfort zone and run around as much as I can. I meant few things when I mentioned "running around":
- Get exposed to a massive, real-world codebase
- Attempting to fix a small bug
- Watch and learn from experienced professionals
- Get comfortable with communicating with others
Ultimately, my goal with this course is not to become a core contributor to a big project. I want to gain experiences as much as I can so when the time comes, I can say "I've done it before so I can do it again".
So.. which Open Source project did you chose?
https://github.com/eriklindernoren/ML-From-Scratch
Okay, I know I said much things about moving out of comfort zone but I am still bit scared and worried. So, I've decided to start from an area that I am familiar with. First of all, this open source project is called "ML-From-Scratch". It's a learning resource that demystifies machine learning by showing the fundamental code for a wide range of models. Past few months, I have been studying Machin Learning with Data science. This project reveals what is actually going on behind the libraries and algorithms so people can understand the core functionality of machine learning (ML). This choice feels right for my "coder to developer" journey. As I contribute to the project, I will be exposed to deeper knowledge of machine learning.
Looking forward to this course and I am already excited to see myself in 4 months. I will be sharing my journey and updates right here.
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