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Hello,
Alvin Alexander, author of Scala Cookbook, is looking for speaking opportunities. He's got three talks geared for Java developers, or more generally, anyone new to Scala:
1) Ten Things Java Developers Should Know About Scala
2) An Introduction to the Play Framework
3) An Introduction to Scala Actors and Concurrency.
If you're interested in having him speak in person (or maybe a video chat) let us
know and we'll pass your name along. Check out his blog in the mean time.
Cheers,
—Marsee Henon and Jon Johns
P.S. We're headed to Strata New York and the Business of Software conferences next week. Check in at the O'Reilly area at both events. We might need to give away a few books when we're all done.
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It's easy for you to get books for your meeting or special events—just email [email protected] and include the words "book request" in the subject line. Don't forget to include your deadline and shipping address. Prefer ebooks? We can send you a free ebook certificate to print out for raffles or book reviewers.
New Releases
O'Reilly Webcasts: Meet Experts Online For Free!
Canary in the Coalmine: How Social Data Can Prepare Us for Big Data. Presented by Susan Etlinger.
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Tuesday, October 22
10:30am PT, 1:30pm ET
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Organizations are already feeling the foreshocks of big data with their approach to social data. In this webcast talk, Susan Etlinger will discuss how organizations are addressing the challenges of social data—technological, organizational and cultural—and what it can teach us on the road to big data.
Join us for this free hands-on webcast. You can enjoy this informative presentation from the comfort of your computer chair!
To see more upcoming events and meet experts online visit http://oreilly.com/webcasts/index.html.
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5 Deadly Data Science Sins
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According to Michael Walker, founder and president of the nonprofit Data Science Association, there are 5 data science sins:
- Cherry picking
- Confirmation bias
- Data selection bias
- Narrative fallacy
- Cognitive bias
He goes into more detail, of course.
But, in reality, there are an infinite number of data sins, and all of them amount to one thing: distorting the results from the way things really are. We carry so many biases into our thinking that the only way to truly absolve ourselves of them is transparency. In a data-centric society, we must not only share the raw data, but the tools and algorithms with which we drew our conclusions.
BioCoder, an Insider's Review of DIY Biotech
News for Synthetic Biologists, DIY Biologists, Neurobiologists, and More
The field of biology is rapidly changing. "Biohackers are foot soldiers of the next revolution in biotechnology and medicine, willing to do what others can't or won't," notes contributor Ryan Bethencourt. BioCoder tells you what this revolution is all about and how it will change your world.
For now, BioCoder is free and can be downloaded at oreilly.com/biocoder. The first issue ranges from Biotech's Cambrian Era by Ryan Bethencourt, to DIYbio and the "New FBI" by educator Michael Scroggins, along with Better, CRISPR Homemade Genomes by biologist Derek Jacoby, and more.
What We're Discussing at O'Reilly This Week
CIOs and the Big Data Challenge (FREE Download)
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" For corporate CIOs, getting comfortable with Big Data will require reaching beyond the traditional comfort zone of IT and learning a new language that combines business, math and behavioral science, with signficantly less emphasis on traditional infrastructure technology than in the past. Will CIOs be ready and willing to make the leap?"
Get your free download, The Changing Role of the CIO
Ada Lovelace, an Indirect and Reciprocal Influence
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Amy Jollymore shares her thoughts on Ada Lovelace day:
"When I heard that Ada Lovelace Day was coming, I questioned myself,
"What do I actually know about Ada Lovelace?" The sum total of my knowledge:
Ada was the first woman programmer and the Department of Defense honored her
contributions to computation in 1979 by naming its common programming language
Ada. Learn more about Ada.
Knowing and Understanding Your Audience
Measuring impact and changing behavior
Laurie Petrycki talks to Laura Klein about the importance of creating effective
user experiences.
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"More Instantly Better Vim"
Damian Conway customizes his favorite editor.
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Save $50 at QCon San Francisco Nov 11-15, 2013
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Save $50 off registration for 7th annual QCon San Francisco . Use Discount Code OREILLY50.
QCon is an enterprise software development conference for team leads, architects, and project managers. Some of this year's 18 tracks include: API Lifecycle, Hadoop, Continuous Delivery, HTML5 and _javascript_, NoBackend: Front-End First Web Development, (Post)Functional, Scalability, Availability, and Performance, Mobile, Java and many more. +100 speakers, 18 tracks, 90 technical sessions, 2 full day trainings, 3 conference days.
Put Up a Banner & Get a Free Book—UG Leaders Only
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