Chris Conlan

Financial Data Scientist

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Using Anaconda Python from Powershell

June 25, 2018 By Chris Conlan Leave a Comment

Recently, I found the need to use Anaconda Python from a more sophisticated shell than CMD.exe. If for no other reason than getting a shell that was easier on the eyes, I offered $100 to /r/PowerShell to get it done. The community followed through and we built a pretty good replica of Anaconda’s activate.bat. Our […]

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Introducing Django-Highlite: A Lightweight Highlighting Plugin for Sublime Text 3

June 25, 2018 By Chris Conlan Leave a Comment

I have been programming Django in Sublime Text 3 for a while, and I always thought the oft-recommended Djaneiro package was way too heavy-handed. Here are my criteria for a Django plugin for Sublime Text 3: I didn’t want bulky version-dependent snippets. Hitting Ctrl+Shift+p with Djaneiro gives you the option to insert around 100 snippets. […]

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Alteryx for Good Teams Up with University of Virginia to Support New Class: STAT 4559

December 13, 2017 By Chris Conlan Leave a Comment

I’d like to give a big “thanks” to Alteryx and DataMeaning for hosting Big Data & Self-Service Analytics at the Jack Rose Saloon in Washington D.C. I met a lot of great professionals, and learned a ton about the rise of self-service analytics. Before discussing the partnership, I would like to share some of my […]

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The Best Language for XYZ: Answered Empirically

August 9, 2017 By Chris Conlan 2 Comments

Programming topics by programming language in open-source repos of big companies

One of the biggest jobs of CTOs and Technical Project Managers is to answer: What is the best software stack for building XYZ? On the web… Internet forums like Quora and Stack Overflow are littered with these kinds of questions. This is understandable, because committing to the wrong software stack can be deadly in the […]

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Download Historical Stock Data with R and Python

July 24, 2017 By Chris Conlan 35 Comments

Update #2: Track this Issue Here Updates to this post are more about which API’s are still supported than how to access them with R, Python, or any other language. Follow the hilarious change history of EOD stock data API’s at my other post: https://chrisconlan.com/download-daily-data-every-sp-500-stock-r/. Update: Using Quandl’s API Because everything I write about breaks, […]

Filed Under: Automated Trading, Programming with Python, Programming with R

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