Inner Source to talk about open-source with Zac Garland

30 September 2021, 05 pm

'Inner Source' to talk about open-source

Zac Garland, Director of Econometrics & Data Science at Mastercard Economics Institute

Episode notes

Zac Garland, Director of Econometrics & Data Science at Mastercard Economics Institute, speaks passionately about the importance of open source and code-based approaches to data science.

A few snippets:

7:00 - The importance of open source
9:20 - The idea of "inner source" and how we use this to talk about open-source
18:08 - How to measure which model is best
32:27 - Measuring Success in data science
35:44 - Leveraging team skills regardless of technology
37:46 - Benefits of code-based data science

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Featured in this episode

Rachael Dempsey • Host

Community Manager at RStudio

I love connecting people across the data science community to share what they're accomplishing with data and help others do the same through community discussions, industry meetups, and more.

Zac Garland • Director of Econometrics & Data Science at Mastercard Economics Institute

Zac Garland is the Director of Econometrics & Data Science at Mastercard Economics Institute. He is passionate about code first data science, design, & development. In his free time, he enjoys woodworking, cooking, listening to music, and hiking with his mountain pup Winston.

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Hangout highlights

Benefits of Code-Based Data Science

Measuring Success - Which Way is Best?

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30 September 2021, 05 pm