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Why Financial Visibility Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage in Construction

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Introduction The hardest part of the job has never been winning projects; rather, the real challenge is keeping them profitable once they start. Projects generate hundreds of thousands of decisions regarding additional work authorizations, time tracking, equipment usage, subcontractors, materials, and many other details. If such data flows freely within the organization, company executives can gain insight into how projects are going and address minor problems before they become major. Unfortunately, that's not what happens all the time. In rapidly growing construction businesses , project information is scattered across emails, spreadsheets, handwritten documents, mobile phones, accounting applications, and other sources. Each department knows its little bit of the story, but no one has the whole story at the moment it matters most. That's why financial transparency is no longer just about reports. Financial transparency is now a competitive edge that enables contractor...

Python Programming For Data Science and Machine Learning

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Python is a general-purpose, high-level, object-oriented, and easy to learn programming language. It was created by  Guido van Rossum, who is known as the godfather of “Python”.                           Python is a popular programming language because of its simplicity, ease of use, open-source licensing and accessibility — the foundation of its renowned community which provides great support and help in creating tons of packages, tutorials, and sample programs. Python can be used to develop a wide variety of applications — ranging from Web, Desktop GUI based programs/applications to science and mathematics programs, and Machine learning and other big data computing systems. Let’s explore the use of Python in Machine Learning, Data Science and Data Engineering. Machine Learning Machine learning is a relatively new and evolving system development paradigm that has quickly become a mandatory...

Overview of Python Programming Language

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Python can be used to develop a wide variety of applications — ranging from Web, Desktop GUI based programs/applications to science and mathematics programs, and Machine learning and other big data computing systems. Let’s explore some key aspects of the Python programming language to get a feel for core features and Python’s user-friendly syntax.                           Python – A Multi-Paradigm Language Python is a multi-paradigm programming language. Meaning it supports different styles of writing code. One can write Python code in a procedural, object-oriented, functional or imperative manner. For this reason, Python is considered a “swiss army knife” in the developer's toolbox. As an “ object-oriented ” programming language, Python supports all the core features of OOP such as abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance, etc. The foundation of OOP is a Class. A class is defined to re...