In this chapter (and throughout all of the chapters of this book), we will chart your course for starting and continuing the journey from thinking like a data developer to thinking like a data scientist.
Using developer terminologies and analogies, we will discuss a developer's objectives, what a typical developer mindset might be like, how it differs from a data scientist's mindset, why there are important differences (as well as similarities) between the two and suggest how to transition yourself into thinking like a data scientist. Finally, we will suggest certain advantages of understanding statistics and data science, taking a data perspective, as well as simply thinking like a data scientist.
In this chapter, we've broken things into the following topics:
- The objectives of the data developer role
- How a data developer thinks
- The differences between a data developer and a data scientist
- Advantages of thinking like a data scientist
- The steps for transitioning into a data scientist mindset
So, let's get started!
