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Why did Google close its coding competitions after 20 years?

The Pragmatic Engineer

On 22 February 2023, Google announced its coding competitions are coming to an end: The visual that accompanied the announcement of the end of Google’s coding competitions. Code Jam: competitive programming. Hash Code: team programming. Google Code Jam I/O for Women: algorithmic programming. Approximately 2.5

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Testing and Development for Databricks Environment and Code.

Confessions of a Data Guy

” It’s a fair question, and if you’re new to testing your code, it can seem a little overwhelming on the surface. Testing your Databricks codebase is no different than […] The post Testing and Development for Databricks Environment and Code. However, I assure you the opposite is the case.

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Are LLMs making StackOverflow irrelevant?

The Pragmatic Engineer

The graph shows the steep drop-off in usage accelerated with the launch of OpenAi’s chatbot, and It’s easy enough to figure out why: LLMs are the fastest and most efficient at helping developers to get “unstuck” with coding. However, from around June 2020, the site saw a slow, steady decline in questions asked.

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BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI

Simon Späti

BI-as-Code and the New Era of GenBI Imagine creating business dashboards by simply describing what you want to see. At its core, GenBI delivers an unreasonably effective human interface , where we iterate quickly, based on BI-as-Code. This is the promise of Generative Business Intelligence (GenBI).

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The Ultimate Guide to Apache Airflow DAGS

This eBook provides a comprehensive overview of DAG writing features with plenty of example code. With Airflow being the open-source standard for workflow orchestration, knowing how to write Airflow DAGs has become an essential skill for every data engineer.

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Code Review on Printed Paper: an Excerpt from the Twitoons Comic Book

The Pragmatic Engineer

Today’s newsletter closes with a full chapter from this book, visualizing when Elon Musk demanded all Twitter software engineers print out their code on paper (!!) and report for code review. Code review on printed paper: an excerpt from the Twitoons book A year ago, the end of October 2022 was a very turbulent time at Twitter.

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Klarna’s AI chatbot: how revolutionary is it, really?

The Pragmatic Engineer

The below article was originally published in The Pragmatic Engineer , on 29 February 2024. I am re-publishing it 6 months later as a free-to-read article. This is because the below case is a good example on hype versus reality with GenAI. To get timely analysis like this in your inbox, subscribe to The Pragmatic Engineer. I signed up to try it out.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Apache Airflow® 101 Essential Tips for Beginners

Apache Airflow® is the open-source standard to manage workflows as code. It is a versatile tool used in companies across the world from agile startups to tech giants to flagship enterprises across all industries. Due to its widespread adoption, Airflow knowledge is paramount to success in the field of data engineering.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.