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From Zero to Git Pro - A Review of Colt Steele’s Bootcamp on Udemy

When I decided to learn data science, I started my learning path by diving into Git. My primary goal at this stage was to get familiar with the fundamentals. However, the amazing bootcamp by Colt Steele turned out to be much more than I ever imagined, and it’s the best programming course I’ve ever taken. The course consists of 20 chapters, and believe me, you won’t reach the last part easily. The course is super rich in content, quite lengthy, and requires proper note-taking and practice. For note-taking, I used Notion, which is my first, second, and third choice for taking notes, including some code snippets. If you’re not familiar with Notion, you can find plenty of YouTube channels and playlists to learn the basics in less than an hour. Creating a flash course on Notion has been on my to-do list for a while, so you can subscribe to my YouTube channel and be a bit patient for that to come alive. ...

September 1, 2022 · 2 min · 309 words · Amir Kiani

Passion vs. Practicality - My Struggle Between Finance and Programming

“I’ve reached the boiling point with the situation.” This is an idiom we all use from time to time to express feelings of being overwhelmed, often accompanied by anxiety. However, what I’ve been experiencing over the last two days is much more intense. To describe it, I thought it might be fitting to draw on my long-forgotten days of studying chemical engineering. While many people think of the boiling point as the hottest state a substance can experience, every thermodynamics reference explains that the critical point is what we should be looking for. This state is achieved by controlling both pressure and temperature, rendering the substance unidentifiable as a solid, liquid, or gas. In other words, it loses its distinct characteristics. ...

May 15, 2022 · 4 min · 739 words · Amir Kiani
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Welcoming Nowruz 1401-01-01 | A Time for Renewal and Goals

Welcoming Nowruz 1401/01/01: A Time for Renewal and Goals Nowruz marks the first day of the first month of the Iranian calendar, and this year is extra special—it’s also the first day of the 15th century on the Solar Hijri calendar. For many, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is the perfect moment to set new goals and open new chapters in life. Interestingly, so many parents have scheduled the birth of their child to coincide with this day that the government reports a tripling in birth rates! ...

March 21, 2022 · 2 min · 420 words · Amir Kiani