About the authors

Philipp Kats is a researcher at the Urban Complexity Lab, NYU CUSP, a research fellow at  Kazan Federal University, and a data scientist at StreetEasy, with many years of experience in software development. His interests include data analysis, urban studies, data journalism, and visualization. Having a bachelor's degree in architectural design and a having followed the rocky path (at first) of being a self-taught developer, Philipp knows the pain points of learning programming and is eager to share his experience.

I would like to thank my wife, Anna, and son, Solomon, for their support and patience.

 

David Katz is a researcher and holds a Ph.D. in mathematics. As a mathematician at heart, he sees code as a tool to express his questions. David believes that code literacy is essential as it applies to most disciplines and professions. David is passionate about sharing his knowledge and has 6 years of experience teaching college and high school students.

I would like to thank my wife, Dina, for her support and help.

 

The authors would also like to thank the administration of the Kazan Federal University IT-Lyceum, and its director, Timerbulat Samerkhanov, for the opportunity to conduct a course that laid the foundation for this book. Our special thanks go to our students for their help and feedback:

  • Azat Davletshin
  • Danis Saifullin
  • Evdokimov Alexandr
  • Kasatkin Alexander
  • Kirill Kaidanov
  • Nikolai Plantonov
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