Repository for holding kaggle projects

kaggle-projects

• https://www.kaggle.com/c/titanic/details/getting-started-with-python
• https://www.kaggle.com/c/titanic/details/getting-started-with-python-ii
• https://www.kaggle.com/c/titanic/details/getting-started-with-random-forests

Requirements

• python 2.7
• anaconda

Installation

• git clone git@github.com:jdcast/kaggle-projects.git
• cd kaggle-projects

Todo

git workflow

• work on a branch cut from master: git co -b features/the-name-of-your-story
• rebase your branch before merging: git rebase master
• merge with --no-ff to create merge commits: git merge features/the-name-of-your-story --no-ff
• commit early and often
• commit messages: present tense and begin with a capital: 'Add cookies to jar'
• when your branch is ready, git push and create a pull request for it on github

sample git workflow

• open laptop to start work
• git pull (on master branch)
• git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature-branch (feature branch)
• do some work
• git add -A
• git commit -am ""
• git checkout master
• git pull
• git checkout feature/my-new-feature-branch
• git rebase master (plays the feature branch on top of the master branch so that they are compatible when trying to merge later)
• now resolve any conflicts that might occur in the rebase
• git pull (if someone else is using your feature branch otherwise not necessary)
• git push -f
• go to github
• submit PR for feature branch
• we review
• we clean up if necessary
• we final okay
• go to github and merge
• delete feature branch (two commands needed here that I forget at the moment but they are easy ones)

Tools (following is only for linux/os-x: vim + tmux + git)

• expansive unix command cheat sheet here: https://ubuntudanmark.dk/filer/fwunixref.pdf, be careful with chmod :P
• vundle (plugin manager): https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim
• example of using vundle: https://github.com/kchmck/vim-coffee-script#install-using-vundle
• support for vim + tmux: http://fideloper.com/mac-vim-tmux (follow all steps)
• jdcast's .vimrc, .gitconfig, .etc: https://github.com/jdcast/config-files (these will take care of remaining items below if you choose to use them out-of-the-box)
• add .gitignore to ~/ directory (if not already there) with following at top so as to not create/push swap files to repo:

*.swp
*.swo

• add .gitconfig to ~/ directory (if not already there) with following at top so as to enable automatic reference management when using git push so that git push <branch> translates to simply git push:

[push]
	default = current

• add .vimrc to ~/ directory (if not already there). Folliwng is a good starting point for .vimrc (this will accomplish all of the required steps for the file in the above walkthroughs but feel free to expand and share :) ):

set nocompatible
filetype off    " Required

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()

" Required
Bundle 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'   

" solarized theme
Bundle 'altercation/vim-colors-solarized'

" coffeescript
Bundle 'kchmck/vim-coffee-script'

" jade
Bundle 'digitaltoad/vim-jade'

" JSON
Bundle 'elzr/vim-json'

call vundle#end()

" Don't create swap files
set noswapfile

" Some settings to enable the theme:

" Show line numbers
set number 

" Show matching brackets
set showmatch

" Do case insensitive matching
set ignorecase

set ruler
set nowrap

set tabstop=2
set shiftwidth=2
set expandtab

"set completion-ignore-case on
"set show-all-if-abmiguous on
"TAB: menu-complete

" Use syntax highlighting
syntax enable

set background=dark

let g:solarized_termcolors = 256

colorscheme solarized


" Required
filetype plugin indent on