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Julia; Competing with Unicorns
October 29, 2020

Groxio users are tackling the Julia language with gusto! We are working through the typical data science steps (Obtain, Scrub, Explore, Model, Interpret). The videos are playing with election data from the folks at FiveThirtyEight. The book and project are working with Covid19 data. Come explore with us at Grox.io!

And if you love being on the cutting edge of tech, there's lots to learn from unicorns...including how to beat them at their own game!

Scaling like an enterprise while working like a startup is tricky, but we've got the playbook. Want the inside scoop? Listen to PragProg author, Jonathan Rasmusson, dispel the myths and cut through hype in this interview with our friends at the Level-Up Engineering podcast. Then, pick up your own copy of Competing with Unicorns and go behind the scenes to see how the top companies develop software. Now through November, 4, apply promo code UCOMPETE to get 25% off this title at pragprog.com.

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