Xander DunnPython is Holding Us BackPython is holding me back from being a first class computer scientist:Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Xander DunninEclodeShutting Down EclodeWe set out to cure obesity and make gyms obsolete. Unfortunately we’re at an impasse and I must decide to shut down Eclode.Jul 28, 20191Jul 28, 20191
Xander DunninEclodeThe State of Myostatin InhibitionMSTN, the gene encoding myostatin, is one of the most famous genes in the world. It’s hard to find a popular gene editing article that…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019
Xander DunnDeep Learning IterationFast iteration is vital to software development. This is pretty widely recognized:Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
Xander DunnObfuscatedThis is a historic document circulated among Numerai’s data scientists in 2017. It’s no longer an accurate representation of how Numerai’s…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
Xander DunninNumeraiNumerai’s New Tournament to Crowdsource the Future of the Stock MarketThe traditional crowdsourced machine learning tournament depends on a holdout dataset. The holdout data is some historical data known to…May 25, 20171May 25, 20171
Xander DunnOn the Equity QuestionWe’ve been sending this list of resources to every person we’ve sent an offer to at Numerai:Apr 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017
Xander DunnWhat to Ask Software CompaniesSome of these questions may not be particularly suitable for a particular situation. For example, it’s not reasonable to expect an early…Apr 1, 20171Apr 1, 20171
Xander DunnOn Recruiting Brilliant Software EngineersWhen recruiters first contact candidates, they typically list off a string of very unimportant things. In this particular example:Nov 20, 2016Nov 20, 2016
Xander DunnStarCluster on Ubuntu 14.04 with c4.large EC2 NodesCreate a Custom Ubuntu AMI and Run StarCluster Nodes with itNov 17, 20151Nov 17, 20151
