Vincent Codes Finance

A personal account of using Fable 5 for academic research.

A short introduction to the Parquet file format, why it’s faster and lighter than CSV, and how to read and write it from Python and R.

A personal account of using AI to write an academic research paper in four days.

A practical guide to using Claude Code for data analysis, including setup, workflow tips, and advanced features.

Learn how to use Devcontainers in Visual Studio Code for data analysis tasks, focusing on the added safety of containerized code and the enhanced replicability of results.

Learn how to use Ollama, a tool to manage and run local LLMs, with Continue, a Visual Studio Code extension that provides an AI-assistant, to get the same functionality as GitHub Copilot, but without the need for an internet connection or sending your code

Learn how to leverage the power of large language models to process and analyze PDF documents using Ollama, LangChain, and Streamlit.

Explore the potential of MLX in scientific computing using a sample empirical finance research task.

Explore the benefits of using Ollama as a ChatGPT replacement for empirical finance research, focusing on privacy, customization, and computational flexibility.

Learn how to set up Visual Studio Code for writing LaTeX documents, including installing the necessary extensions, configuring the environment, and exploring additional tools to enhance your productivity.

I posted a tutorial on the basics of the Python syntax.

Short tutorial on installing Python 3.12 and the related tools for a complete coding environment.

Happy New Year and welcome to the first post of Vincent Codes Finance!