Book Review: Machine learning for hackers

 Book Review: Machine learning for hackers

Actually, this is a machine learning book for coders (hackers is the mighty catchy word for attracting readers).

Instead of using math symbols, the book was written in the developers' language: programming language R. All complex mathematic formulas were transformed into coder-friendly commands and functions. Anyway, the author didn't provide detailed theories but focused on the practical implementation of machine learning through executable source code.

There was a GitHub that provided all R source code in the book. However, some of the codes were outdated due to expired online APIs. The majority of the codes still work well and can be used while reading. Interestingly, there was one programmer who also converted those sources to Python. Although I knew it was the best way to learn, I was too lazy to do the same.

Honestly, I passed a lot of code in the book because of my limit in R language. Therefore, I strongly recommend those interested in this book take the time to learn the basics of R and ML before reading, for better understanding.

032 - jaken - 1/12/2023