Comparing Decision Tree Algorithms: Random Forest vs. XGBoost20190814131732
Comparing Decision Tree Algorithms: Random Forest vs. XGBoost
August 14, 2019activepython, algorithms, machine learning, python
Random Forest and XGBoost are two popular decision tree algorithms for machine learning. In this post I’ll take a look at how they each work, compare ...
Exploratory Data Analysis using Python20190801100448
Exploratory Data Analysis using Python
August 1, 2019activepython, activestate platform, data analysis, machine learning, python programming
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) is a type of storytelling for statisticians. In this post, we show you how to conduct EDA using Python and Pandas to s...
State Tool Eliminates the Readme20190725103904
State Tool Eliminates the Readme
July 25, 2019activestate platform, automation, perl, python, state tool
ActiveState's new Command Line Interface (CLI) for the ActiveState Platform, the State Tool, lets you reduce the setup of your dev and test systems to...
Goodbye PPM, Hello State Tool20190723090056
Goodbye PPM, Hello State Tool
July 23, 2019activeperl, activeperl 5.28, activestate platform, ppm, ppm index, state tool
Our Perl Package Manager (PPM) is being phased out as we move forward with a new and improved solution for Perl package management. With the release o...
Python 2 EOL – Now What?20190718090040
Python 2 EOL – Now What?
July 18, 2019application security, python, python 2 eol, python 2 support, python 3 vs python 2
Python 2 EOL means your Python 2 applications will become more vulnerable over time. Unable to move to Python 3? Here are your best options....
Text Manipulation with Perl20190711090039
Text Manipulation with Perl
July 11, 2019perl, perl programming, regex, text manipulation
Perl has often been called the swiss army knife of scripting languages, but one of the most common use cases is string manipulation. After all, it’s r...
Developers can Share Secrets Quickly and Easily without Sacrificing Security20190704105754
Developers can Share Secrets Quickly and Easily without Sacrificing Security
July 4, 2019developer tools, development security, open source security
Developers are familiar with using secrets within their code and during development work. Secrets typically take the form of: User credentials API key...
Automatically Build Custom Python and Perl Runtimes for Windows20190626090050
Automatically Build Custom Python and Perl Runtimes for Windows
June 26, 2019build engineering, perl deployment, platform, python runtime
If you’ve ever had to build Python or Perl runtime environments for a Windows OS, you’ve probably had to troubleshoot a number of issues, including: B...
The Developer’s Guide: Open Source Software License Comparison20190613143514
The Developer’s Guide: Open Source Software License Comparison
June 13, 2019compliance, copyleft, open source licensing, permissive licensing
Open source licenses come in different types (i.e., copyleft vs permissive), flavors (i.e., industry standard vs specific to a single vendor), and ver...
How to Learn Python without First Needing to Learn Python20190606085745
How to Learn Python without First Needing to Learn Python
June 6, 2019development environment, platform, python programming
When it comes to driving, we don’t make the student assemble the car before learning how to drive. Yet when it comes to learning Python, users first n...