Erik Kappelman

Erik Kappelman wears many hats including blogger, developer, data consultant, economist, and transportation planner. He lives in Helena, Montana and works for the Department of Transportation as a transportation demand modeler.

What is Seaborn and why should you use it for data visualization?

Seaborn is a Python library created for enhanced data visualization. It's a very timely and relevant tool for data professionals…

6 years ago

GitLab’s new DevOps solution

Can it be real? The complete DevOps toolchain integrated into one tool, one UI and one process? GitLab seems to…

6 years ago

Why data science needs great communicators

One of the biggest problems facing data science (and many other technical industries) today is communication. This is true on…

6 years ago

5 things to remember when implementing DevOps

DevOps is a much more realistic and efficient way to organize the creation and delivery of technology solutions to customers.…

6 years ago

Why are open source developers more in demand than ever?

There are many reasons why open source professionals are in high demand. But let’s start with the obvious one first:…

6 years ago

Why microservices and DevOps are match made in heaven

What are microservices? In terms of software, ‘services’ could be thought of as little chunks of functionality. Services are a…

7 years ago

What’s the difference between data scientist and a data analyst

It sounds like a fairly pedantic question to ask what the difference between a data scientist and data analyst is.…

7 years ago

Top 5 misconceptions about data science

Data science is a well-defined, serious field of study and work. But the term ‘data science’ has become a bit…

7 years ago

How to move from server to serverless in 10 steps

If serverless computing sounds a little contrived to you, you’re right, it is. Serverless computing isn't really serverless, well not…

7 years ago

Why is everyone talking about JavaScript fatigue?

To answer this question, let’s start by defining what exactly JavaScript fatigue is. JavaScript fatigue is best described as viewing…

7 years ago