There’s No Wrong Way to Become a Software Engineer: Part 1

Check out part 2 of our “There’s No Wrong Way to Become a Software Engineer” series. Hi! My name is Bianca Henderson, and I’m a software engineer at Anaconda. When people think about developers, most tend to think about computer science graduates or people who are super good at math; as a single mother and […]

FOSS Fridays at Anaconda

Anaconda is an important part of the Open Source ecosystem. A significant percentage of our team contributes full-time to open-source projects, but it is a passion for most of the organization. What are FOSS Fridays The idea is to take a break from normal teamwork to contribute to any open-source project that we would like […]

SBOMs at Anaconda

Last fall, Anaconda launched a collaboration with Microsoft to create Software Bills of Material (SBOMs) for all packages in the “defaults” channels of our repository. We are excited to announce that we have achieved this goal and to share why and how we did it. What are SBOMs and what value do they provide? Following the discovery […]

A Faster Solver for Conda: Libmamba

conda 22.11 update: The libmamba solver’s experimental flag has been removed. To use the new solver, update conda in your base environment: conda update -n base conda conda update -n base conda To install and set the new solver, run the following commands: conda install -n base conda-libmamba-solver<br /><br /> conda config –set solver libmamba […]

A New Way To Connect with Other Anaconda Users

Back in December 2021, we launched the Anaconda Community, our first-ever space for users to get insights into the newest developments in the world of data, get “unstuck” where they may have a problem, and reach out for technical help. It also allows individuals to engage with other professionals and ask questions to the broader […]

5 Expert Predictions for AI/ML and Data Science in 2022

In 2021, the trend toward increasing innovation, adoption, and investment in AI and data science applications continued unabated, even as industry growing pains around issues like ethics and bias persist. For many, 2021 was an exciting year when data science possibilities matured into more clear-eyed views of the potential positive business impacts. There’s never been […]

Debunking the Biggest Myths in Data Science

As data science matures, it’s shedding some of its mystique, which is a good thing in many ways. With more organizations seeing returns on their investments in data science capabilities, business leaders are gaining a more realistic view of the field. But while some may have developed a more nuanced understanding of what data science […]

Anaconda Individual Edition 2021.11

Please note that since the publication of this post, we’ve repositioned our product offerings into Anaconda plans. Individual Edition is now reflected by our Free plan, Commercial Edition is now reflected by our Pro plan, Team Edition is now reflected by our Business plan, and Enterprise Edition is now reflected by our Enterprise plan. Click […]

Keeping your Conda Environments Safe and Secure with your Anaconda Nucleus Account

A little over a year ago, we launched our Nucleus community to connect data science practitioners with the developers of their favorite Python packages, learners in the community, and each other. Today, I’m here to talk about some new capabilities we’ve just added to Nucleus and Anaconda Navigator that enable practitioners to stay more connected. […]