Simon Willison’s Weblog

Data science is different now (via) Detailed examination of the current state of the job market for data science. Boot camps and university courses have produced a growing volume of junior data scientists seeking work, but the job market is much more competitive than many expected—especially for those without prior experience. Meanwhile the job itself is much more about data cleanup and software engineering skills: machine learning models and applied statistics end up being a small portion of the actual work.