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In 1991 Guido van Rossum released the first version of the Python programming language. About that time the world began to witness a major change... (more…)

Data analytics may seem daunting, but if you're an experienced Excel user, you have a unique head start. With this hands-on guide, intermediate Excel users will gain a solid understanding … - Selection from Advancing into Analytics [Book]... (more…)

“We should ask ourselves what constraints could do that would capture the imagination […] we need to have big dreams […]” Eugene C. Freuder: Holy Grail Redux, Constraint Programming Letters 1, 2007... (more…)