The Most Popular Data Course this August

This week we’re highlighting this month’s most popular data science course, a popular JavaScript project, and a type of hack you might not be aware of.

This Week’s Resources

• Tic-Tac-Toe JavaScript Project (with Source Code)

• NLP Specialization Track (Coursera)

• What is Sim Swapping?

• The Best Courses, Books, and Certs for Data Analysis

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This Month’s Most Popular Data Course

The most popular data science course this month focuses on machine learning. It’s hosted by Coursera, and it offers students a shareable certificate of completion.

This is course two in the Natural Language Processing specialization track, which serves as an intro into the field.

Students learn cutting-edge techniques with hands-on projects. And the community at hackr.io regularly signs up.

How to Build a Tic-Tac-Toe Game

Here’s a fun JavaScript project: Tic-Tac-Toe.

Whether you’re just starting your web development journey or are keen to learn JavaScript, this is a fantastic project for beginners to learn real-world JavaScript skills.

In this JavaScript tutorial, you’ll:

• Design a User Interface for Your Tic-Tac-Toe Game.

• Implement the Core Game Logic with JavaScript.

• Dynamically Update the Game Board Based on Player Actions.

• Handle Game States like Winning, Drawing, or Resetting the Game.

To make the most of this tutorial, it helps to have basic web development skills, including familiarity with HTML and CSS.

Want to build it yourself from scratch? Try it with our JavaScript compiler, completely free.

What is Sim Swapping? Answer Video

Check out our video on sim swapping.

Or read the full article. Here’s my guide to sim swapping.

TLDR: Sim Swapping

If you want the TL-DR, sim swapping is a scam where fraudsters trick your mobile provider into transferring your phone number to a SIM card they control, giving them access to your calls, texts, and potentially your online accounts.

One thing’s for sure: at a time when we’re all enormously dependent on our cell phones for everything from email to social media and finance, phone security is very important.

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