Let me start out by saying this is purely hypothetical as I’ve never been to a data science bootcamp, but I have taught them and have reviewed MANY curricula. I’ve also mentored a decent number of bootcamp graduates. In general, what I see is that bootcamps tend to place a lot of emphasis on machine learning but there’s a lot more to being a successful data scientist. The list below are five areas which I believe would benefit any aspiring data scientist.
SQL
Let’s start with an easy one. SQL. Despite all the trashing that it gets, SQL is an enormously useful language to know. Despite all the hype one hears about NoSQL and other non-relational datastores, SQL is still in widespread use and is not likely to go anywhere anytime soon. Let me tell you why you should learn SQL….
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