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Stress is a subject every techie knows all too well, including our Data Program Manager, Ryan O’Connell! Ryan recently spoke to a group of Seekers at NSS about his insights and experience on managing stress through mindfulness and meditation. Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science, Web Development, Software Engineering

Java is to JavaScript as ham is to hamburger! While both are programming languages and popular in the software development world, they have different origin stories, syntax styles, and purposes. Read our latest blog by NSS Software Engineering instructor Andy Collins to learn about the difference between Java and JavaScript! Read More

Topics: Learning, Technology Insights, Web Development, Software Engineering

Learn how Jeffrey Reeve of DS6 analyzed the inverse relationship between unemployment and inflation in traditional Phillips Curve theory and whether the theory holds true in an examination of the broader economy Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

NSS Software Engineering instructors Andy Collins and Charlie Penner break down the basics of what “code” actually is, what it does, and how it’s more human than you might think! Read More

Topics: Learning, Technology Insights, Web Development, Software Engineering

Check out how NSS Data Science Cohort 6 Student, Hayden Greer, used an Elo rating system and statistical models to find out in our latest Discovery Through Data! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Learn how our Data Analytics Bootcamps compares to our Data Science Bootcamp and help decide which program is the best fit for your goals! Our latest blog post compares schedule/cost/logistics, skills taught, who each program is intended for, and jobs prepared for. Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Through text analysis, Monica Weiss-Sharp uncovered trends in movie rating descriptors and discovered surprising insights about the language used in movie ratings. Check out our blog post to learn more about her process and Shiny App! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Where are the safest areas in Nashville for Airbnbs according to data? This is the question that Rod Miller of Data Science Cohort 6 decided to explore for his midcourse capstone project and discovered surprising results! Read all about the project on our blog and check out Rod's interactive Shiny app to see the data visualized on the interactive map! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

Tomo Umer was curious about the growth of indie game developers, the rise of multiplayer games, and the impact of COVID-19 on the release of digital games. Discover what he learned in our blog post and check out his interactive Shiny app to see the results for yourself! Read More

Topics: Learning, Analytics + Data Science

It's time to finish building our Rhythm Game in our 3-part series on how to build a game with the powerful coding tool that is p5. Thanks to Christopher Cotton for taking the time to share this fun knowledge with our students and now with you! Read More

Topics: Learning, Web Development