I am currently in the process of the same transformation. Joining a quant desk, where unit testing, code review and code readability are top priorities really helps a lot.
Hal Varian (UC Berkeley) has some 1990s refs, which remain good. "Grouplens" is the project/product.
Randy Farmer literally wrote the book on the topic. There's a book, blog, and wiki.
Frankly, Farmer's work, good as it is, largely reinforces my view that Varian captured the essence of the problem, which I've summarised in my opening 'graph. You cannot algorithmically correct for crap quality assessment.
If you're interested in the long-form answer, the fields are epistemology (philosophy) and epistemics (science).
Hi Peter, is there a way to transfer F1 to J1 visa, so that me as a SO of the F1 holder can get J2 (as a spouse) to be able to work in the US? More specifically - that would be the only reason for my SO to switch the visa type, which IMHO is not sufficient.
It's possible but this would depend on both your school and the particular J-1 sponsor. Usually, it's not possible if it's to switch from F-1 OPT to a J-1.
There ain't a lot of terrorism in CZ, though the country is filled with hatred mainly towards gipsies and now muslims. Even the government in order to remain elected boycotts EU's directives about accepting migrants and anyone who's not white. I kid you not.
