Published inTowards Data Science·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Produce a DeepFake Video in 5 MinutesEverybody can make DeepFakes without writing a single line of code. — Do you dance? Do you have a favourite dancer or performer that you want to see yourself copying their moves? Well, now you can! Imagine having a full-body picture of yourself. Just a still image. Then all you need is a solo video of your favourite dancer performing some moves…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·PinnedMember-onlyJupyter is now a full-fledged IDELiterate programming is now a reality through nbdev and the new visual debugger for Jupyter. — Notebooks have always been a tool for incremental development of software ideas. Data scientists use Jupyter to journal their work, explore and experiment with novel algorithms, quickly sketch new approaches and immediately observe the outcomes. However, when the time is ripe, software developers turn to classical IDEs (Integrated Development Environment)…Artificial Intelligence5 min readArtificial Intelligence5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·PinnedMember-onlyDual Boot is Dead: Windows and Linux are now OneTurn your Windows machine into a developer workstation with WSL 2. — I used to have an Apple laptop as my daily driver. I could do almost everything there; development, proposal writing, music composition etc. But the fear of vendor lock-in, the concern that I am depended on Apple’s whims and vices — which are arguably very expensive — led me to…Technology7 min readTechnology7 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Mar 16Member-onlyKubernetes Unlocked: How Your Identity is Verified in a ClusterDiscover the mechanics behind Kubernetes authentication and learn how it ensures secure access to your cluster. — Kubernetes is the most popular open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. To make every operation easier, Kubernetes provides a CLI tool called kubectl. Using this tool, as a user, you can communicate with the API server and express the state you want your system to…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 15Member-onlyGPT-4 is Here: Is It Really Changing the Game for Language AI?Is GPT-4 the next big step in AI we were all waiting for? — Today, I woke up, and the hashtag #gpt-4 was trending on Twitter. Immediately, I thought that OpenAI released the next version of the most popular language model, and people were going mad about it. So, I started reading the top threads on this topic. To my disappointment, most of them…Technology4 min readTechnology4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 9Member-onlyThe Perfect Text Editor for Jupyter: A Complete Python IDEFrom syntax highlighting to code completion, a complete Python IDE inside Jupyter — This article is the fourth part of a series. Check out the full series: Part I, Part II, Part III. Over the past few days, we’ve been building a complete Python IDE inside Jupyter. In this article, we will add the final touches and package everything in a Docker image…Technology5 min readTechnology5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 8Member-onlyJupyter Already Has a Perfect Text Editor: Building a Python IDEMake Jupyter your all-in-one IDE and elevate your Python development experience — This article is the third part of a series. Check out the full series: Part I, Part II, Part IV. In previous parts of this series, we covered why many developers do not consider Jupyter as a fully integrated development environment and how the lack of a powerful text editor…Jupyter6 min readJupyter6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 3Member-onlyJupyter Already Has a Perfect Text Editor: This is How You Can Configure ItHow to get a VS Code-like experience in Jupyter with a great text editor — This article is the second part of a series. Check out the full series: Part I, Part III, Part IV. Our previous article stated that many engineers do not consider JupyterLab a complete IDE. One of the main reasons is that JupyterLab does not have a powerful text editor like…Jupyter7 min readJupyter7 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Mar 1Member-onlyUnlocking the Potential of JupyterLab: Discover the Powerful Text Editor You Never Knew You HadUnleash Your Coding Efficiency and Productivity in JupyterLab with a GreatText Editor — This article is the first part of a series. Check out the full series: Part II, Part III, Part IV. JupyterLab is an open-source web-based interactive coding environment that many would argue is not a complete IDE. One of the many reasons that support this is that JupyterLab does not…Technology6 min readTechnology6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Feb 4Member-onlyMastering Containerization: A Guide to Creating Docker-Like Environments without DockerUnlocking the power of containerization: A step-by-step tutorial on building container-like environments. — Containers have revolutionized how we deploy and manage applications, providing unparalleled levels of portability, scalability, and consistency. However, you shouldn’t be intimidated by Docker’s sleek exterior — it’s time to delve into the mechanics that make containerization possible. …Containers6 min readContainers6 min read
