Sun.Oct 27, 2019

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Node.JS Use Case: When & How Node.JS Should be Used

Simform

If Node.js has ever been on your mind –– or you’ve recently started learning it –– you might be asking yourself: where can I use Node.js? If the stats are to be believed, among three in four software engineers incorporate node either in the full stack or in the backend. With the thumping majority of apps using the popular JS run-time environment, it’s a great opportunity to understand all existing Node.js use case and implement it in your organization.

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Stop explaining black box machine learning models for high stakes decisions and use interpretable models instead

The Morning Paper

Stop explaining black box machine learning models for high stakes decisions and use interpretable models instead Rudin et al., arXiv 2019. With thanks to Glyn Normington for pointing out this paper to me. It’s pretty clear from the title alone what Cynthia Rudin would like us to do! The paper is a mix of technical and philosophical arguments and comes with two main takeaways for me: firstly, a sharpening of my understanding of the difference between explainability and interpretability, and why t