Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-09 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 19:19:27 -0500 Metare Solve wrote: > Sorry, I got on so many lists yesterday. I'm really not that dense. > > I have absolutely no language programming skills and it is very very > frustrating. I can HTML and that's it. I desperately want to develop > the skills but whenever I

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-09 Thread Chris Travers
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 8:58 AM, Karsten Hilbert wrote: > > > Historian - diligently research what you don't know and don't > know you don't know > > The one thing cross access people typically don't bring in is > strong set-related skills. Maybe you can get a class on set > management

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Karsten Hilbert
On Thu, Dec 08, 2016 at 07:47:56PM -0500, Metare Solve wrote: > But, what I'm gathering is, you think this is a crutch too. Will Python > enable me to do the same things that I do with that kind of big data > processing program? Yes and no. Python will enable you to do _way_ more (because you tel

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 17:08:41 -0800 (PST) Rich Shepard wrote: > On Thu, 8 Dec 2016, Adrian Klaver wrote: > > > GUI's only get you so far. At some point you will need to dive > > deeper to get what you. I am mostly a self taught > > programmer(biologist by training) so I understand the hill you are

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 12/08/2016 05:14 PM, Metare Solve wrote: I'm happy with postgres. It came recommended by a girl whose skills I totally respect. When i told my old boss I was going to use it, she redirected me to MySQL because that's what our CRM used. I've always looked back at postgres, though, and for some

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Metare Solve
I'm happy with postgres. It came recommended by a girl whose skills I totally respect. When i told my old boss I was going to use it, she redirected me to MySQL because that's what our CRM used. I've always looked back at postgres, though, and for some reason like it, conceptually, better.

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 8 Dec 2016, Metare Solve wrote: Will Python enable me to do the same things that I do with that kind of big data processing program? Yes. I need SOMETHING to use for analysis for the tests I'm going to have to take when I job hunt so I'm exploring KNIME right now and doing the data

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 12/08/2016 04:47 PM, Metare Solve wrote: I'll check out the django girls, thanks. There's also a group of women coders in DC who hold a lot of trainings and events. I'll see if they have a level I python coming up. You made me think about something about the GUI's: In my old job I used altery

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 8 Dec 2016, Adrian Klaver wrote: GUI's only get you so far. At some point you will need to dive deeper to get what you. I am mostly a self taught programmer(biologist by training) so I understand the hill you are facing. The language I use is Python, mainly because to me it made sense. F

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/8/2016 4:45 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote: I don't know anything about Tableau, but I don't see anything on their fluff-heavy website mentioning postgresql, rather, it all seems http://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/help.htm#examples_postgresql.html ah, more digging... the D

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Metare Solve
I'll check out the django girls, thanks. There's also a group of women coders in DC who hold a lot of trainings and events. I'll see if they have a level I python coming up. You made me think about something about the GUI's: In my old job I used alteryx because we were working with datasets from 2

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 12/08/2016 04:39 PM, John R Pierce wrote: On 12/8/2016 4:19 PM, Metare Solve wrote: - The project is to build my Tableau skills, for one. There are a lot of (work from home) jobs out there that call for Tableau skills and I know the best way to learn something is to do it. I think using the S

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread John R Pierce
On 12/8/2016 4:19 PM, Metare Solve wrote: - The project is to build my Tableau skills, for one. There are a lot of (work from home) jobs out there that call for Tableau skills and I know the best way to learn something is to do it. I think using the SQL database as a source will enable me to le

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 12/08/2016 04:19 PM, Metare Solve wrote: Sorry, I got on so many lists yesterday. I'm really not that dense. I have absolutely no language programming skills and it is very very frustrating. I can HTML and that's it. I desperately want to develop the skills but whenever I try on my own, I hit

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Metare Solve
Sorry, I got on so many lists yesterday. I'm really not that dense. I have absolutely no language programming skills and it is very very frustrating. I can HTML and that's it. I desperately want to develop the skills but whenever I try on my own, I hit the same wall as I do with SQL. I'm just bad

Re: [GENERAL] Looking for an online mentor

2016-12-08 Thread Adrian Klaver
On 12/08/2016 03:46 PM, Metare Solve wrote: Hi, I'm looking for an online mentor, someone I can chat/email and ask questions of. Maybe "meet up" and have a direct chat. I've been trying to get into SQL for years and I just... have... problems. It's very frustrating and at this point in my career