An Open Source Database for Eclipse Chasers | by Rohit Pandey | Apr, …

At the risk of stating the obvious, the biggest weakness of a data scientist is that they can’t practice their craft without high quality data. And creating a high quality dataset isn’t exactly trivial. This becomes the most obvious blocker to adding any kind of value via this discipline. Unlike engineering where you can roll up your sleeves and start building on day one, a data scientist can’t do much without first having the data.

In a big to medium sized…