Hi Reader, Last week, I launched a brand new course: Build an AI chatbot with Python. 120+ people enrolled, and a few have already completed the course! 👏 Want to join us for $9? 👉 Tip #55: Should you still learn to code in 2025? You’ve probably heard that Large Language Models (LLMs) are excellent at writing code: They are competitive with the best human coders. They can create a full web application from a single prompt. LLM-powered tools like Cursor and Copilot can autocomplete or even...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, The Python 14-Day Challenge starts tomorrow! Hope to see you there 🤞 👉 Tuesday Tip: My top 5 sources for keeping up with AI I'll state the obvious: AI is moving incredibly FAST 💨 Here are the best sources I follow to keep up with the most important developments in Artificial Intelligence: The Neuron (daily newsletter) My top recommendation for a general audience. It’s fun, informative, and well-written. It includes links to the latest AI news and tools, but the real goldmine is...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Before today’s tip, I wanted to give you a heads up: Tomorrow, I’ll be launching something brand new! Watch out for the announcement 👀 👉 Tip #53: How to get great results from AI models through prompting In the year after ChatGPT was released, I remember noticing two new trends: Articles about “prompt engineers” being hired for hundreds of thousands of dollars just to write prompts Endless guides promising to teach you the secrets of writing the perfect ChatGPT prompt My takeaway...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Last week, I encouraged you to experiment with different LLMs, since there’s no one model that is superior across all use cases. Specifically, I suggested you try using Chatbot Arena, which allows you to chat with multiple models at once. It’s completely free, but has two significant disadvantages: Your chats are not private and may be used for research. It lacks the feature-rich interface provided by other LLMs. Today, I want to offer you a better method for experimenting with...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Over the past 50 tips, I’ve touched on many different topics: Python, Jupyter, pandas, ML, data visualization, and so on. Going forward, I’m planning to focus mostly on Artificial Intelligence. I’m announcing this so you know what to expect, and I know what to deliver! 💌 I’ll also try to make the tips shorter, so that they're easier to digest on-the-go. Finally, I plan to include an “action item” each week, so that you can practice what you’re learning. I hope you like these...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Next week, I’ll be offering a Black Friday sale on ALL of my courses. I’ll send you the details this Thursday! 🚨 👉 Tip #50: What is a "method" in Python? In Python, a method is a function that can be used on an object because of the object's type. For example, if you create a Python list, the "append" method can be used on that list. All lists have an "append" method simply because they are lists: If you create a Python string, the "upper" method can be used on that string simply...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I appreciate everyone who has emailed to check on me and my family post-Helene! It has been more than 6 weeks since the hurricane, and most homes in Asheville (mine included) still don't have clean, running water. We're hopeful that water service will return within the next month. In the meantime, we're grateful for all of the aid agencies providing free bottled water, free meals, places to shower, and so much more. ❤️ Thanks for allowing me to share a bit of my personal life with...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Regardless of whether you enrolled, thanks for sticking with me through the launch of my new course! 🚀 I've already started exploring topics for the next course... 😄 🔗 Link of the week git cheat sheet (PDF) A well-organized and highly readable cheat sheet from Julia Evans, the brilliant mind behind Wizard Zines! 👉 Tip #48: Three ways to set your environment variables in Python I was playing around with Mistral LLM this weekend (via LangChain in Python), and I needed to set an...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Last week, I announced that a new course is coming soon and invited you to guess the topic. Hundreds of guesses were submitted, and four people who guessed correctly got the course for free! (I've already notified the winners.) I'll tell you about the course next week. In the meantime, I've got a new Tuesday Tip for you! 👇 🔗 Link of the week OpenAI just unleashed an alien of extraordinary ability (Understanding AI) If you're curious about what makes OpenAI's new "o1" models so...
8 months ago • 1 min read