No experience required! — Today we will learn how to send desktop notifications with Python. For this we will just need a computer with Python installed. Packages and Setup You’ll need Plyer’s notification for this project: # In CMD or terminal pip install plyer # In project from plyer import notification You can send notifications by calling…

What is a two-pointers algorithm? To put it simply, the two pointers technique is an efficient algorithm on a sorted list which can find a pair of elements in linear time. Let’s learn about it while solving the famous problem (that we’ve solved before!), Two Sum! The idea is that…

What are they? — The Bare Definition According to Brilliant, a greedy algorithm is: “An algorithm that makes the optimal choice at each step as it attempts to find the overall optimal way to solve the entire problem.” Now this might make it seem like a greedy algorithm is a complicated and intricate algorithm, but this actually…

Turning a seemingly trivial problem to a challenging one. — The concept of FizzBuzz is really simple. Write a program which prints every number from one to one hundred, but: If you encounter a number which is divisible by 3, print Fizz. If you encounter a number which is divisible by 5, print Buzz. If you encounter a number which…

What’s trending? — When you look something up on Google, you’ll get a flurry of related queries to your search. What are these, and how can we scrape them with Pytrends? What are related queries? When you look something up, Google tries to find what search terms you’re interested in. …

Think like a computer! — As technology is taking a more prominent role in our daily lives, it’s important to think of real-world problems in a way that can be translated into an algorithm. In this article, we’ll walk through the 4 steps of computational thinking described by BBC: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms…

Captivate your users — Design is confusing, and after fumbling with your backend, it’s the last thing you want to worry about. Here are 3 tips to give your users the best experience possible! 1. Keep it simple! Nobody likes an oversaturated interface, your design should define itself clearly. One great example is Medium.com’s homepage. This is great…

For beginners! — What you will learn: How to host your static website on Github Pages for free! What you need: A static website to host! Adding files To host your website on Github Pages, you need to have a Github account. You can register for one here: https://github.com/join Once you’ve signed up, you need…

For beginners! — What you will learn: How to implement memoization in a Fibonacci function. What you need: Nothing! Recommended: Knowledge of a programming language. What is Fibonacci? A Fibonacci sequence is a sequence where the next number is the sum of the two before it, the first two numbers are 1. First 5 numbers of…