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Ask HN: Starting machine learning? Books, videos and other resources

20 points by sergiotapia ↗ HN
I want to start learning about machine learning.

I'm a seasoned software developer, worked with things like C#, Ruby, Go, Javascript, Elixir throughout the years.

Never touched machine learning, but eager to get started.

How would you recommend a developer start diving into machine learning?

Any paid for video resources or books?

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ramblenode
Two that I have enjoyed:

1. "Machine Learning" - Murphy

It's a classic and a rigorous introduction to the subject. It focuses on theory over implementation so it's more for developing a principled understanding of machine learning fundamentals than for getting you up to speed with modern tools necessary for solving real problems.

2. "Neural Networks and Deep Learning" - Nielson

This is a free online book that is very accessible and engaging. It covers basic theory and implements examples in Python.

vanboxel
I created a video course aimed at ML enthusiasts with software experience. It introduces Google's TensorFlow library, walks through code examples, and tries intuitively explain some of the statistics. https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/...

But I also agree with other posters that you should study fundamental statistics first.

guessmyname 

    Machine Learning Recipes with Josh Gordon
    A series of videos baked by Google Developers' YouTube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOU2XLYxmsIIuiBfYad6rFYQU_jL2ryal
f0under
Came here to ask the same question. I'm a seasoned dev and UX designer. Really interested in where i can use design thinking with machine learning and needed a few starting points.

Besides tutorials and books, are there friendly communities for novices? Any interesting libraries to jump start projects?

1_listerine_pls
Check Udacity, Coursera and Edx.

Andrew Ng's course is a nice one.