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Ask HN: How to get started with creating your own recommendation systems?

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Re: Ask HN: How to get started with creating your own recommendation systems?

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Post by mindcrime »

pandeykartikey wrote: post #3
mindcrime wrote: post #2

GIYF

I was hoping for a more organized approach rather than going through one blog after another.

I understand. But if you're going to ask a community like this for help, it usually helps to show that you've done some leg-work of your own already. Otherwise you risk having your question come off as a variation of "do my homework for me".

Saying "I read these 6 blog posts, and came up with these 3 ideas about how to start, but I'm not sure how to pick between them", for example, would be a question that people would generally be more motivated to respond to. YMMV of course.

FWIW, to give you one concrete suggestion, the Programming Collective Intelligence book is pretty good.

Re: Ask HN: How to get started with creating your own recommendation systems?

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Post by pandeykartikey »

mindcrime wrote: post #4
pandeykartikey wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was hoping for a more organized approach rather than going through one blog after another.

I understand. But if you're going to ask a community like this for help, it usually helps to show that you've done some leg-work of your own already. Otherwise you risk having your question come off as a variation of "do my homework for me". Saying "I read these 6 blog posts, and came up with these 3 ideas about how to start, but I'm not sure how to pick between them", for example, would be a question that people wou…

Thanks for the advice @mindcrime. Will keep that in mind.

And will surely give that book a read.

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