Chained to Complexity: Python Dependency Management
Dependency management in software development is often akin to playing an elaborate game of Jenga where everyone involved is on their third IPA: every block you move introduces the risk of toppling the tower which is becoming more wobbly over time. Complexity...
Sunday Funday Learn to Code for Kids 8-12
One of the greatest gifts we can give the next generation is the ability to code. It’s the language of creation in our digital world, and teaching kids as young as eight to start thinking logically and solving problems with code sets them up for a lifetime of...
Pallet Town: Rails Concerns
As you dive deeper into Ruby on Rails, you might notice your models and controllers starting to bloat with methods and logic. This not only makes your code harder to read but also tougher to maintain. Enter Rails Concerns—a powerful tool to keep your code a little...
ETL: Load
Last week we discussed the transform phase of ETL and now it’s time to wrap it up with the Load phase. The Load phase is where transformed data is deposited into its target destination, whether that’s a data warehouse, a business intelligence tool, or another storage...
Surfing the WSL Wave
With Summer coming to a close I decided to take another surf on the WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) wave and in short was not disappointed. Technically there are two flavors of WSL, WSL 1 and WSL 2. WSL 1 is a translation layer that takes Linux system calls and...
ETL: Transform
In my previous post, we explored the first step of the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process—Extraction. Today, we move on to the heart of ETL: Transformation. Turns out your legacy data is really value in disguise. This step is all about turning raw, extracted data...