Weekly Newsletter (1 Jun 2020)

Monday, June 01, 2020 View online | Switch to the Daily Build Welcome to this week's newsletter from CodeProject. To ensure that future newsletters you receive from The Code Project aren't mistakenly blocked by antispam software, be sure to add the maillist.codeproject.com domain to your list of allowed senders. Advertisements Weekly Poll Results Which of these Data Analysis tools have you tried? Survey period: 25 May 2020 to 1 Jun 2020 When you're looking to dive into the data you don't always need a full programming IDE. Which of these have you dipped your toe into? Option Votes %   Apache Zeppelin Notebook 4 0.36 Google Colab 22 1.97 Jupyter Notebook 88 7.87 Netflix Polynote 4 0.36 PyCharm 58 5.19 Rodeo IDE 3 0.27 RStudio 65 5.81 Other (please comment) 40 3.58 None of the above 923 82.56 Responses 1,118    Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100% This week's survey: How do you prefer to evaluate a product? Latest Additions New articles added Algorithms & Recipes Reshaping Data in a Pandas DataFrame   (7 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this sixth part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, we look at a few of the simpler methods for combining data. Debugging a Bison Grammar   (2 votes) by Ben Hanson (updated 4 days ago) How to get more information from a bison .output file. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Correcting Missing Data in Pandas   (8 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this third part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, we delve into some of the problems the dataset may contain. Combining Multiple Datasets in Pandas   (8 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this fourth part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, we look at a few of the simpler methods for combining data Introducing Jupyter and Pandas   (8 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) This article is the first in the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series that helps working developers get up to speed on data science tools and techniques. Loading CSV and SQL Data into Pandas   (8 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this second part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, now that we have a Jupyter Notebook set up and some basic libraries initialized, we need to load some data. To do this, we'll load data from a CSV file, as well as from a local SQLite database. Cleaning Data in a Pandas DataFrame   (7 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this fifth part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, we take one last pass to clean up the dataset before reshaping. Data Visualization using Seaborn and Pandas   (7 votes) by Glenn Prince (updated 2 days ago) In this seventh part of the Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas series, we can explore our visualization options. Introducing NLTK for Natural Language Processing with Python   (4 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the first in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. This article is a primer on some key NLP concepts and getting started with the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) Python library. Finding Data for Natural Language Processing   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the second in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this article, we'll look at datasets provided by NLTK, as well as an example of capturing your own textual corpus for analysis. Using Pre-trained VADER Models for NLTK Sentiment Analysis   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the third in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this article, we'll look at techniques you can use to start doing the actual NLP analysis. Pros and Cons of NLTK Sentiment Analysis with VADER   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the fourth in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this and additional articles, we're going to try and improve upon our approach to analyzing the sentiment of our communities. NLTK and Machine Learning for Sentiment Analysis   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the fifth in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this article we're building an optimized machine learning model. Improving NLTK Sentiment Analysis with Data Annotation   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the sixth in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this article let's look at what a process of annotating our own dataset would entail. Using Cloud AI for Sentiment Analysis   (3 votes) by Jayson DeLancey (updated 2 days ago) This article is the seventh in the Sentiment Analysis series that uses Python and the open-source Natural Language Toolkit. In this article we look at some alternatives to VADER. C / C++ Language Address Sanitizer in Visual C++   (2 votes) by Shao Voon Wong (updated 1 weeks ago) Trying out Address Sanitizer in Visual C++ C# Using Span to Improve Performance of C# Code   (4 votes) by Bohdan Stupak (updated yesterday) Overview of Span C# feature and an example of how it can improve the existing codebase Database metastrings - a CSV-driven NoSQL Database   (1 votes) by Michael Sydney Balloni (updated 5 days ago) SQL schema and C# code for implementing a NoSQL database on top of MySQL Design and Architecture DevOps - Bridging the Gap Between Development and Operations   (0 votes) by Joydip Kanjilal (updated 5 days ago) This article discusses what DevOps is and why it is becoming increasingly popular. It also highlights the reasons for real-world DevOps failures and how to avoid them. DirectX Direct2D Tutorial Part 1: RenderTarget   (4 votes) by Shao Voon Wong (updated 6 days ago) Direct2D Tutorial on RenderTarget Internet / Network IP Radar 2   (4 votes) by Clark Fieseln (updated 6 days ago) Real-time detection and defense against malicious network activity and policy violations (exploits, port-scanners, advertising, telemetry, state surveillance, etc.) Miscellaneous SpeechRecognition and SpeechSynthesis Windows 10 API for plain Win32   (0 votes) by Michael Chourdakis (updated 4 days ago) An one-function library to easy integrate Speech to Text and Text to Speech in your Win32 applications Programming Tips TicTacToe vs PC in C#   (1 votes) by NickNs1991 (updated 22 hours ago) TicTacToe vs PC in C# Raspberry Pi Developing .NET Applications for the Raspberry Pi: Part 2   (6 votes) by Jonathan Nethercott (updated 6 days ago) A framework for developing Raspberry Pi .NET applications including unit tests, mocking and dependency injection Reviews on Third Party Products and Tools Wisej: The Easy Button for Enterprise Software   (37 votes) by Jeremy Likness (updated 5 days ago) Wisej is a powerful platform that abstracts away the nuances of client/server interactions while embracing all the web has to offer, including third-party HTML5-based solutions, it is the perfect tool for building enterprise web applications. Articles updated Algorithms & Recipes A Monitored, Memory Mapped std::allocator for Mass Data Storage in STL Container   (8 votes) by stefan stammberger (updated 5 days ago) A novel allocator implementation for managing huge sets of data in STL's std:: containers for Windows operating systems C / C++ Language Robust C++: Safety Net   (25 votes) by Greg Utas (updated 10 hours ago) Keeping a program running when it would otherwise abort Client side scripting AngularJS Falling Blocks   (19 votes) by Theo Kand (updated 4 days ago) An original AngularJS implementation of the most famous video game ever Internet / Network RealNews - WinForms RSS Reader similar to FeedReader   (24 votes) by Mehdi Gholam (updated 3 days ago) I tried out many other RSS readers like RSSOwl (which is also unsupported) but none of them felt right, so I decided to write my own. Libraries Cinchoo ETL - JSON Reader   (3 votes) by Cinchoo (updated 6 days ago) Simple JSON reader for .NET Raspberry Pi Easy Set Up of .NET Core on Raspberry Pi and Remote Debugging with VS Code   (7 votes) by Jonathan Nethercott (updated 6 days ago) Automated Raspberry Pi Setup for .NET Core development and remote debugging using Visual Studio Code Testing and QA The Power of SpecFlow   (1 votes) by Alessandro Magistroni (updated 19 hours ago) An introduction to SpecFlow Windows 8 Design Sprite Editor 2017 - Build and Edit Animations   (16 votes) by Christ Kennedy (updated 4 days ago) Make, edit, and animate graphics easily with a practical easy to use IDE New Tips and Tricks added .NET Framework The Forgotten Functionality of Moq   (2 votes) by Daan Acohen (updated 4 days ago) Some functionality of Moq can be really important but can also be easily forgotten as explained here C / C++ Language C/C++: Allocate Variable-size Arrays on the Stack   (0 votes) by Shao Voon Wong (updated 6 days ago) How to allocate variable-size arrays on the Stack in C/C++ DLLs & Assemblies Extract Email Body, Subject, Sender, Content Type and Attachment in BizTalk Pipeline   (0 votes) by Santanu24B (updated 3 days ago) Read Email in BizTalk Pipeline component Web Security How to Make your HttpClient Secure?   (4 votes) by Daan Acohen (updated 6 days ago) The HttpClient can cause a security issue depending on how it is used so this article explains how to prevent that. New Technical Blogs added Algorithms & Recipes Python, Min-cost Max-flow, and a Loose End   (1 votes) by Mohammad Nasirifar (updated 4 days ago) My status report while trying to understand why the exact same code Runs 1000s (not kidding) of times slower in Python Azure Azure AD Secured Serverless Cosmos DB from Blazor WebAssembly   (1 votes) by Jeremy Likness (updated 5 days ago) How can you connect securely without storing credentials in the client and hosting your own identity service? The solution is to use Azure Active Directory for authentication and communicate securely with a serverless Azure Function. C / C++ Language Down the Rabbit Hole: Template Interface around a C Library (libibverbs) in C++   (0 votes) by Mohammad Nasirifar (updated 4 days ago) Interface around libibverbs Grid & Data Controls Moving Existing Multi-node Data-intensive Applications to Kubernetes on AWS   (1 votes) by Mohammad Nasirifar (updated 4 days ago) Overview of my solution to "Existing multi-node data-intensive application" translates to cassandra SQL Reporting Services C++20 and SQL - A Thin, Typesafe SQL Wrapper in C++20   (1 votes) by John Bandela (updated 6 days ago) C++20 provides us with improved compile time features that can allow us to get a working SQL query into C++. Configuring SQL for High Availability in Terraform   (0 votes) by Kevin Mack (updated 6 days ago) Uncategorised Technical Blogs Cellular Automata Meets Putnam Problem   (1 votes) by Mohammad Nasirifar (updated yesterday) code{white-space: pre-wrap;} span.smallcaps{font-variant: small-caps;} span.underline{text-decoration: underline;} div.column{display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 50%;} The What.You have probably heard of the Putnam Competition. © 2020 The Code Project.  All rights reserved. This email was sent to vutunglampro@gmail.com. To stop receiving The Weekly Newsletter click here. CodeProject 503-250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto Ontario, M3C 3G8 Canada +1 416-849-8900 x 100 Please do not reply directly to this email. It was sent from an unattended mailbox. For correspondence please use webmaster@codeproject.com