Falling Leftwards
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A tech blog written by a former Statistician turned Data platform engineer
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Buy vs. Build: Navigating Architectural Decisions
As I explore the Buy vs. Build dilemma, I dissect metrics like risk, skills, and cost. Emphasizing the pivotal role of upskilling, I see it as a leading indicator for successful system changes, challenging traditional perspectives.
Why the Germans Do it Better (Review)
A political commentary on a tech blog, why? Find out why I think that this book deserves to be read by anyone involved in software or data moderation.
Data tool investment inertia
Ben Stencils a prominent name in the modern data stack discourse commented on the lack of investment in data tools, as a comment on the state of the MAD landscape. Here I share my thoughts after reading the post and providing my viewpoint on the question.
Kill it with fire (review)
Kill it with fire is a book about dealing with modernizing software systems that have been left to the tooth of times, and prepare what you build for the future. This post is a review of the book after reading it, as another engineer that tends to deal with modernising systems.