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Book:   Programming Collective Intelligence
Subject:   Great book for smart web apps
Date:   2007-11-06 19:03:34
From:   W. Blanchard
Rating:  StarStarStarStarStar

I just read Collective Intelligence. I found it very useful in understanding the different methods used to collect data. This evolved from using algorithms suited for a certain problem to creating your own algorithms with machine-learning techniques. The many different algorithms and python script examples were helpful.

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"If I had this book two years ago, it would have saved precious time going down some fruitless paths."
--Tim Wolters, CTO, Collective Intellect