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@Its_Nova1012 Data analysis is not just writing code. It is understanding business problems, cleaning messy data, building dashboards, and presenting insights. AI can write code but it cannot understand your business context. That is why data analysts will always be needed.
AI will not make you lose coding skills if you are using it the right way. It should make you faster, not lazy. I use AI to explain hard concepts to my students. But they still write the SQL, build the dashboards, and solve the problems themselves. AI is a tool, not a replacement.
@TTrimoreau Your ability to ask better questions and interpret the output with domain knowledge. AI gives answers. Data analysts turn those answers into business decisions. That is why learning the fundamentals matters, even in the AI era.
@sickdotdev Same applies to learning data analysis. You cannot just copy tutorials. You need real projects with real datasets. That is what separates portfolio-ready candidates from tutorial collectors.
@vheeorji22 Love this. Most people fail at data because they jump into tools without a plan. In my program, we map the entire 90 days like a project plan. You know exactly what to learn and when. That is why students land interviews, not just knowledge.
good data analysts have one thing in common with productive people:
they don’t guess, they have a plan.
map your week like a dashboard. know your KPIs,track your progress.
what’s your #1 KPI for this week?
@inkandideas_ This is exactly why we teach people to let data speak before they make decisions. In my 90-day program, even students from non-tech backgrounds learn this fast. One skill, one mindset shift. That is how opinions turn into insights.
Agreed. Excel is the fastest way for someone from a small town or non-engineering background to break into data. No need to learn Python first — Excel is their gateway. I've seen it personally with 100+ students from tier 2 & 3 cities. They start here. Then everything else follows.
@themishra4402 I'd shift to the next tool. But the real answer: if Claude is your crutch, you're in trouble. The tool is an amplifier, not the skill. Learn to think without it, then use it for speed. That's the real resilience.
@kaaaash____ ThinkPad for developers who care about keyboard and control. Macbook for consistency. But the real choice is: what software do you need? What's your workflow? Hardware opinion doesn't matter if the tools are wrong.
@GohilHardy Opus 4.8. Anthropic's iteration cycle is tighter. But honestly, the real question isn't version numbers, it's whether you're using the tool to think better or just asking faster. The model matters less than your prompting.
@konnydev Never code manually again. If you know your craft deeply, AI is just faster execution. But if you don't understand fundamentals, not using AI doesn't make you more skilled. The skill is in directing the tool, not in keystrokes.