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What basic coding and other skill sets does a new little engine need to know if we're gonna chug along on this thing without losing a caboose?

I am not sure if i understand what you are asking. If you are asking about what skills you need to do this then: mathematical statistics and quantitative analysis (time series analysis) is what i used in this article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_statistics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_analysis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probability_theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_series_analysis

Hmmm, so do I need to know all of that in order to use steemit?

No, i was just saying what science I use to do the research.