10 Must-Read Books for Software Engineers by@simonholdorf via @BttrProgramming

 Getting better as an engineer is as much about reading code as it is about writing it.

Simon is completely right - I have to admit to you that I read code a lot better than I can write it - but that is ok as it is by reading code that I can improve how I write code. It also means that I can read code in some languages that I know I could not write in - but as long as I can understand it and even communicate to those who actually can (and probably actually did write it) how to improve it by doing something different with the data, that I can contribute to the understanding of and manipulation of the data to provide insights and information.

The Difference between Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Statisticians, and Software Engineers by @ronald_vanloon via @Datafloq

What is the difference between the different big data jobs, as it can be confusing and complicated to find out.

Interesting definitions.  I have noticed several things - first companies do not work to the same definition so a data scientist in one is a data engineer in another, and the second is that many people do hybrid roles that comprise of parts of each of these roles. Either way it is confusing to compare and contrast across organisations.