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Glicko-2: Adding Volatility to the Rating Equation
Explore Glicko-2, an enhancement over Glicko-1, by incorporating player volatility for more precise and accurate ratings.
The Glicko Rating System: When Confidence Matters
Explore the Glicko rating system, an Elo enhancement adding Rating Deviation (RD) to measure confidence. Learn its mechanics and implementation with Elote.
PyGeoHash Gets Type Hints: A Journey into Modern Python
Enhance PyGeoHash with comprehensive type hints and a new types module, improving developer experience and code quality for modern Python.
Optimal Bankroll Management with Keeks: The Kelly Criterion
Dive into the Kelly Criterion, the foundation of optimal betting and bankroll management. Learn its theory, pros, cons, and implementation with Keeks.
Elo Rating System: The Grandfather of Competitive Rankings
Deep dive into the Elo rating system: history, the math behind it (K-factor, expected score), and practical implementation with the Elote Python library.
Keeks 0.1.0 Release: Optimal Bankroll Management Made Simple
Keeks 0.1.0 is here! Python library for optimal bankroll management & betting strategies (Kelly Criterion). Includes simulation and visualization tools.
Elote 1.0.0 Release: Rating Systems Made Simple
Announcing Elote 1.0.0, a Python library that simplifies the implementation of rating systems like Elo, Glicko, and TrueSkill for competitive ranking.
PyGeoHash v3.0.0: Faster, Freer, and More Pythonic
Deep dive into PyGeoHash v3.0.0: a major release with a pure CPython rewrite, MIT relicensing, and dramatic performance gains. Faster & freer geohashing!
Using Cursor for Open Source Library Maintenance
How AI tools like Cursor simplify open source library maintenance by assisting with code understanding, environment setup, housekeeping, and project standards.
PyGeoHash 2.1.0: Modernizing a Geospatial Python Library
A look at the latest updates to PyGeoHash, a lightweight Python library for working with geohashes, and how modern AI tools helped revitalize the project.