{R}R Dev Notes


Found total of 62 articles.

Art of Coding, Chapter 14: Code Reviews and Pair Programming

Code reviews as mentorship and collaboration. How to write for reviewers, offer critique with respect, and build a team culture grounded in feedback.
2026-01-10

Art of Coding, Chapter 12: Version Control as a Storytelling Tool

Git is not just a backup system—it's a narrative tool. How clean commits and thoughtful branching strategies turn version control into a form of storytelling.
2026-01-08

Art of Coding, Part V: Tools and the Ecosystem

Tools shape the culture of how teams code. The right ecosystem amplifies clarity and craftsmanship; the wrong one creates friction and distraction.
2026-01-07

Art of Coding, Part III: Practices That Shape Good Code

From principles to practice. How daily habits, small decisions, and repeated choices shape code that actually endures.
2025-12-30

Art of Coding, Chapter 5: Consistency and Style

Consistency is kindness. How coding standards, formatters, and idiomatic style shape code that teams can actually live with.
2025-12-29

6.1 SPD Matrices and Why They Matter

A deep, intuitive explanation of symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrices and why they are essential in machine learning, statistics, optimization, and numerical computation. Covers geometry, stability, covariance, kernels, Hessians, and how SPD structure enables efficient Cholesky decomposition.
2025-09-28

5.3 LU in NumPy and LAPACK

A practical, in-depth guide to how LU decomposition is implemented in NumPy and LAPACK. Learn about partial pivoting, blocked algorithms, BLAS optimization, error handling, and how modern numerical libraries achieve both speed and stability.
2025-09-25

4.2 Row Operations and Elementary Matrices

A deep but intuitive explanation of row operations and elementary matrices, showing how Gaussian elimination is built from structured matrix transformations and how these transformations form the foundation of LU decomposition and numerical stability.
2025-09-19

Use Case: Sales Assistant Bot|Mastering Microsoft Teams Bots 6.3

Learn how to build a Sales Assistant Bot for Microsoft Teams. From surfacing leads to logging calls and syncing with CRMs, this section shows how bots can empower sales teams to move faster, close deals, and automate follow-ups — all within Teams.
2025-04-20

Use Case: Project Management Assistant Bot|Mastering Microsoft Teams Bots 6.2

Explore how to build a Project Management Assistant Bot for Microsoft Teams that delivers task summaries, reminders, and updates directly in the chat. Learn how this bot improves team productivity by integrating with tools like Jira or Trello and surfacing key information within the Teams workflow.
2025-04-19

Teams App Manifest and Packaging|Mastering Microsoft Teams Bots 5.2

Transform your bot into a full Teams app. This section walks through how to create a Teams app manifest, add branding, define scopes, and package your bot into a distributable .zip file for sideloading, internal use, or submission to the Microsoft App Store.
2025-04-16

Deploying to Azure|Mastering Microsoft Teams Bots 5.1

Learn how to deploy your Microsoft Teams bot to Azure for production use. This section walks through setting up an Azure App Service, configuring environment variables, connecting to Bot Channels Registration, and testing your bot in the cloud.
2025-04-15