I am a Romanian programmer, currently working in London, UK.
Currently my focus is on data science and machine learning.
Technologies that I've worked with: Python, Scala, Hadoop, PHP, PhpSpec, Behat, Magento, Wordpress, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, NodeJs, SASS, Foundation, Bootstrap, git, PhantomJs, CasperJs.
To see my projects you can check my .
Movies: Coen Brothers and Ghibli are on top. More about this in the stuff section.
Here are a few projects on which I worked: meAnalytics - app to gather data about yourself. automatic testing with phantomjs for magento frontend sites. Websites: www.milanoteleport.com, www.salonsystem.com, www.joloves.com, www.grenson.com, www.ohmylovelondon.com, www.seraphine.com, www.gucci.com.
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Most used php versions on Github
Most repos say they support both php5 and php7, but php7 only repos are growing
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Most influential companies on github
Top influential companies and what languages do they use on github
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What skills are required on stackoverflow data science jobs?
Python is the most required skill if you're looking for a data science job on Stackoverflow.
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Which language is most popular in Kaggle kernels
Kaggle is the github of data science. Here we see the evolution of languages used in kernels.
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The current state of the magento open source ecosystem
Magento released magento2 almost 2 years ago. Let's see how the open source community embraced the new platform.
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The geography of male tennis
After a period of dominance, American players are struggling to get in top 100
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Average age of top 100 ATP male tennis players
Although the sport is getting more physical we can see that the age of top tennis players has gone up
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Kaggle Sberbank Hoursing Market Competition
Kaggle Sberbank Housing Market Competition - Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting, Linear Regression
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Kaggle Titanic Competition
Kaggle Titanic Competition - Random Forest and Stochastic Gradient Descent
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Magento2 store locator free extension
Check out this feature rich store extension for magento2 (free)
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Rule of Least Power in web development
What should we understand from the rule of least power in day to day web development?
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How to use translations in magento2, like en_GB
Best way to change titles and other often used expressions in magento2 is via translations.
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Fix permission issues in magento2
Permission issues in magento2 can be caused by many issues, here is a few ways to solve them.
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Magento2 setup with MAMP, crons included
If you don't like docker or vagrant, Mamp is probably your best alternative to get an easy working setup of magento2.
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Magento2 local setup with nginx, mariadb and php7
How to setup your magento2 website locally with nginx and php7 if you're using a Linux distro (like ubuntu or debian).
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Ideas for mobile functionality in ecommerce websites
A list of useful functionalities that are often missing on mobile ecommerce sites but could improve the user experience and conversion rates.
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New magento2 xml validation
In magento2 you can validate your xml files against its corresponding schema definition. This will help you avoid mistakes in your xmls.
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Magento2 provides a powerful CLI
Magento2 comes with a powerful command line interface. It is possible to do a lot a lot of tasks like reindex, clean cache, generate code, create database backups just by typing in your terminal
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Automated tests with PhantomJs and CasperJs for magento
Manual testing is boring and takes a long time. This is why most people skip them. For the lazy testers, casper the friendly ghost may come to the rescue.
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How to use Casperjs with phantomjs 2.0.0 on macosx
Casperjs is officially not ready for phantomjs 2.0.0, but it works pretty well
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Create a new CMS layout in magento
Creating a new CMS layout in magento is easy, but if you want it to appear in the dropdown of your CMS section in the admin you have to build a small module.
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Change order of included css and js files
Magento does not offer an easy way to manage the order of assets being loaded, css or javascript. Here is a quick simple module that can help.
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Add event tracking for Google Analytics in magento
There are quite a few modules out there that add event tracking to magento. Unless you want a complex tracking system, tracking events with Google Analytics can be done with a few lines of code. No need for extensions.
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Googlebot cannot access CSS /JS? Easy solution
Google started sending to webmasters Search Console messages about the negative impacts on seo if they block robots' access to js and css files
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Upgrade to google universal analytics on magento
Magento 1.x comes with a google classic analytics module, which is cool. But the new standard is universal analytics. Here is how to upgrade, the right way.
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Get magento super attributes as lists
By default, magento returns super-attributes as a dropdown. Here is an easy way to get transform it in a list so that you can manipulate it easily
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Tips for writing better CSS with SASS
How to better use the placeholder and the @extend and @include directives.