Michael Berk interviews Ken Youens-Clark today to discuss various topics including bioinformatics and programming, plus his career progressions including jazz drumming, technical writing, programming, academia, writing books, and solutions engineering.   In this episode…Writing tests and type annotationsProject development lifecycleGrading programmers with pass / failSoft skills within the industryBioinformatics and computer sciencePrototyping and improving efficienciesConnect with Ken Youens-Clark via email and LinkedIn SponsorsTop End DevsCoaching | Top End DevsLinksMastering Python for BioinformaticsCommand-Line RustGitHub - kyclark/command-line-rustLinkedIn: Ken Youens-ClarkGitHub: kyclarkAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adventures-in-machine-learning--6102041/support.

Bioinformatics and Programming with Ken Youens-Clark - ML 082

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