Category: Basics

  • Going SQL: Postgres (2/3)

    Last week we got a Container up and running with a Postgres SQL Server in it. We’re going to need a Database client to check it. At this point, in theory, we could use some R package (more on that later) to interact with our DBMS container, but instead we’ll go for a Visual client…

  • Going SQL: Postgres (1/3)

    Intro We tested (very quickly) a MongoDB “No SQL” backend in a former post. But many a time, good’ol SQL will be just good enough for a Backend. In the “Data Science” world, SQL is right up in the top list of key concepts. So let’s make a point to consider it in this Blog.…

  • Gathering data: Scraping the web

    Intro A couple of weeks ago I uploaded on my GitHub account the first version of a simple Scraping script. Getting web pages and working with them from a script, when API are not available, can be quite useful. In this case, I “scraped” the CRT.sh website, looking up information about mine. Nothing aggressive, one…