Data Science
Hands-On APIs for AI and Data Science is an awesome contribution
to the data science community. Day provides a structured guide to a
core topic data scientists often learn too late: delivering solutions to
users. You’ll master APIs, but along the way, you’ll also add a dozen
more tools to your data science toolbox.
Do yourself a favor—add this book to your data science library for
your continued professional development and become a better, more
effective data scientist!
—Alex Gutman, author of Becoming a Data Head:
How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science,
Statistics, and Machine Learning
,Day takes the reader through a thorough, yet clear, roadmap of
building APIs, using an extremely topical industry (fantasy football)
as the example. This is essential reading for anyone looking to round
out their data science capabilities as an individual or better serve
their customers as a company.
—Eric Eager, vice president of football analytics,
Carolina Panthers
With the growing importance of APIs in data science and AI, this
book is an essential resource for gaining practical insights. It
prioritizes understanding your consumers, which is essential for
designing and building great APIs. This book is filled with actionable
examples and expert guidance. It is an invaluable read for anyone
looking to create impactful APIs.
—James Gough, author of Mastering API Architecture
This book is a fantastic resource for data scientists who need to use
APIs, whether you’re building them or accessing data through them.
It’s very practical, it’s fun to read, and it’ll be extremely useful to any
data scientist who wants to improve their software engineering skills.
—Catherine Nelson, author of Software Engineering for
Data Scientists
, Ryan offers a comprehensive guide for data scientists at all levels that
blends deep technical expertise with practical strategies on mastering
API usage.
—Kris Rowley, CSBS chief data officer and Data
Foundation board member
Hands-On APIs for AI and Data Science avoids the biggest mistake I
see in technical books: it provides practical lessons grounded in how
technology is actually used. With fun examples from sports data,
author Ryan Day walks through multiple angles of a single API
project. Anyone in data science would be wise to build their career on
the foundations Ryan has laid out in this book.
—Adam DuVander, EveryDeveloper
Ryan does a great job teaching you how to both be a better API user
and creator using engaging examples from fantasy sports.
—Richard Erickson, data scientist and O’Reilly author
of Football Analytics with Python and R