Learning and Staying Fresh on Alteryx
Alteryx often means different things to different people, depending on who they are and their professional and educational backgrounds. But a common emotion amongst those who persist with it is that of joy -that feeling of thrill and fulfillment when they solve a problem using Alteryx. Hardcore data scientists as well as newcomers to the field of analytics/data science find Alteryx a joy to use simply because they get to focus their thought and emotion on the problem at hand, as opposed to writing code. But is the journey of learning and solving problems with the tool linear for everyone? It wasn’t for me. I came into Alteryx from a non-technology background and was quite reluctant to give it a try. My initial days with the tool were daunting and I had moments where I conveniently avoided using it. Looking back, I was that person who thought in terms of Excel and would try and replicate it in Alteryx. But over time I found ways and mechanisms to try and use this tool ...