Caktus Blog
Web development blog with how-to's on UX, quality assurance, project management, and more.
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Identifying Racial Bias in Policing with a Data-driven App
Recently, Caktus co-founder Colin Copeland spoke about the creation of a web app that analyzes North Carolina traffic stop data to identify racial bias during the Code for Ameri... Read more
October 16, 2015 -
A Peek Behind the Scenes at Caktus
Over the years, Caktus has had the opportunity to employ a wonderfully talented staff from a wide range of backgrounds. This summer we decided we would conduct a survey of Caktu... Read more
October 16, 2015 -
ShipIt Day ReCap: Q4 2015
Last Friday was our fourth quarter ShipIt Day at Caktus. Our team always looks forward to this chance to test new boundaries, learn new skills, and maybe even build something en... Read more
October 14, 2015 -
Django Girls Workshop Recap
This past Saturday we had the pleasure of holding a Django Girls RDU workshop at Caktus in downtown Durham, NC. We hosted 22 students and 10 coaches for a free, all-day coding w... Read more
October 8, 2015 -
Colin Copeland to Speak on Police Data and Racial Bias at Code for America Summit
This Thursday, Colin Copeland, CTO and Caktus Group Co-founder, will be co-presenting “Case Study from North Carolina: Identifying Racial Bias in Policing Practices” during the ... Read more
September 29, 2015 -
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Introduction to Monte Carlo Tree Search
For DjangoCon 2015, Jeff Bradberry created an A.I. for our booth game, Ultimate Tic Tac Toe. Reprinted here from jeffbradberry.com is his explanation of the Monte Carlo Tree Sea... Read more
September 24, 2015
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