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Did Automattic commit open source theft?

The Pragmatic Engineer

And yet, substitute Apple with Automattic, App Store with WordPress.org and Spotify with one of the most popular WordPress plugins: and Automattic’s CEO is accused of orchestrating events similar to above. This event is shameful and unprecedented in the history of open source on the web. Open source theft? Source: X What next?

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They Handle 500B Events Daily. Here’s Their Data Engineering Architecture.

Monte Carlo

While not every company needs to process millions of events per second, understanding these advanced architectures helps us make better decisions about our own data infrastructure, whether we’re handling user recommendations, ride-sharing logistics, or simply figuring out which meeting rooms are actually being used.

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Using Trino And Iceberg As The Foundation Of Your Data Lakehouse

Data Engineering Podcast

Join in with the event for the global data community, Data Council Austin. Don't miss out on their only event this year! What are the differences in terms of pipeline design/access and usage patterns when using a Trino/Iceberg lakehouse as compared to other popular warehouse/lakehouse structures?

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Collect Logs and Traces From Your Snowflake Applications With Event Tables

Snowflake

We are excited to announce the general availability of Snowflake Event Tables for logging and tracing, an essential feature to boost application observability and supportability for Snowflake developers. Developers can then query Event Tables to troubleshoot their applications or gain insights into performance and code behavior.

Java 100
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Making Spark Accessible: My Databricks Summer Internship

databricks

My summer internship on the PySpark team was a whirlwind of exciting events. The PySpark team develops the Python APIs of the open.

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How Snowflake and Merit Helped Provide Over 120,000 Students with Access to Education Funding 

Snowflake

The event-driven architecture converts events to Snowflake’s relational tables, enabling rapid, accurate, and secure data delivery for the most crucial government programs — ultimately benefiting more people, more smoothly. The work we do together is truly meaningful. ”

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Open source business model struggles at WordPress

The Pragmatic Engineer

Wordpress.org – which has a complex, intertwined setup with Automattic, and was also cofounded by Matt Mullenweg –  bans  WP Engine from accessing its plugin repository and updates infrastructure. 25 Sep: Block. This penalizes WP Engine customers. 27 Sep: Unblock.  Wordpress.org