The Pragmatic Engineer

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We don’t frequently have CEOs on The Pragmatic Engineer: in fact, today is the first issue when we’re talking with a CEO – partially – about their CEO job. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to go from a developer, to eventually become the CEO of a large and growing company.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MARCH 30, 2023

As always, I aim to remain independent in my analysis: I hold no positions in any of the companies mentioned in this article, and have not been paid to write about any of the companies. The company was founded by software engineers Logan Green and John Zimmer in 2012 and raised $4.9B in revenue, while making a $1.6B

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The Pragmatic Engineer

AUGUST 10, 2023

Before we start: plenty of people who subscribe to the newsletter utilize a learning and development budget their company provides. If your company already has Learnerbly, you can now request the full newsletter with just one click. ‘My search lasted for about three months, until I received the first offer.

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Christophe Blefari

APRIL 5, 2024

MDS Fest is a free virtual 5 days conference about Modern Data Stack topics, a lot of awesome speakers, there are a few talks I can't wait to watch. On my side I'll talk about Apache Superset and what you can do to build a complete application with it. I'll speak at the  MDS Fest 2.0 next week on April 10.

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Jesse Anderson

MAY 15, 2024

We talked about his early experience with web backends like CORBA and SOAP and how those prepared him for data work. He shares his advice for those with web development skills to transition into data and what it’s like for a person leaving a company after a long tenure there.

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Christophe Blefari

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Before jumping to the news there are a few events I want to write about. Next Wednesday I will participate to a Data Night Talk a open discussion about AI & data engineering with other content creators. I working on a 10-minute light talk about data engines (🦆) and a funny game. We will do it online / in-person.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The dilemma is this: a large, market-leading company has some motivation to innovate, but also a strong disincentive as well, because innovation risks undermining its existing products. There is barely anything to complain about in a startup like Oven paying people to work full-time on an open source framework like Bun.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

AUGUST 10, 2023

Before we start: plenty of people who subscribe to the newsletter utilize a learning and development budget their company provides. If your company already has Learnerbly, you can now request the full newsletter with just one click. I pinged engineers at Stack Overflow to get their thoughts about what’s happening.

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Snowflake

MAY 15, 2024

The companies that will come out ahead during this time are those that most successfully and quickly supercharge their data strategy. Here are five ways advertising, media and entertainment companies are set to supercharge their competitive advantage with gen AI.

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The Pragmatic Engineer

MARCH 3, 2023

How software engineer populations have changed across Big Tech: The percentage change in software engineer roles at various companies, between Oct 2022 and Jan 2023. It has also hired some engineers in Poland, where the company opened its first European R&D office in 2021. Here are some of the results, visualized.

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Snowflake

MAY 15, 2024

There’s a huge gap between the data quality most companies have by default and the data quality needed for successful AI. Metaplane ensures that every company can trust the data that powers their business. Learn more about Snowflake and Metaplane’s integration capabilities here.

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Knowledge Hut

APRIL 24, 2024

If you're confused about your commerce career and remain unsure whether it will land you success and fortune, you've come to the right page. Cost Accountants make, on average, about INR 5 Lakhs annually. Chartered Accountants are responsible for ensuring a company's accounts and finances are properly recorded and calculated.

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Knowledge Hut

APRIL 25, 2024

On the other hand, on-the-job training is more about practical knowledge, involving real-time activities and increasing learning capacity through experiences. The on-the-job training method educates the employees about the company's mission statement, goals and objectives, and company policies.

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Knowledge Hut

MAY 1, 2024

Analysing these patterns will help us to know more about consumer s and their behaviour, hence provide services and manufacture products that will benefit both the organization as well as the consumers. This data generation happens everywhere, ranging from a small organization to multi-national companies. What about the salary?

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Knowledge Hut

MAY 10, 2024

The government of India has an initiative called Startup India, whose sole purpose is to bring about startup culture and build an ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation. It has over 6 million customers and about 250 to 500 employees. The company is currently worth over $2.1 The company is currently worth over $2.1

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Knowledge Hut

MAY 6, 2024

Now that you are gearing up to reap the benefits of Agile, somewhere in the corner of your mind, there is still a doubt about whether your organization is ready for Agile. It is required to define parameters of success for Agile implementation and most often, very erroneously, companies choose form over content in this matter.

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Snowflake

MAY 14, 2024

Figure 1 : Data sets for secondary analysis Image reference: Secondary analysis is of growing importance to pharmaceutical companies, with a shift toward precision medicine and patient-centricity. We call these interventions “privacy preservation” techniques. To learn more, read our ebook 3 Steps to Building an Effective Data Clean Room.

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Tweag

APRIL 17, 2024

If you’ve never heard of cloud native computing before, it has a number of definitions online, but the simplest one is that it’s mostly about Kubernetes. For one, the schedule included a security track, with a fair share of talks being about SBOMs tying back into the problem of containers that ship an opaque content without inventory.

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Knowledge Hut

MAY 6, 2024

Below is the interesting video about the use of the Agile process for automotive development. Tenets of the Agile Manifesto: Agile manifesto has the business value represented in the following tenets: 1) Individuals and interactions over the process and tools In today’s fast-paced world, every company treats employees as independent minds.

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Knowledge Hut

JANUARY 22, 2024

Although Six Sigma was primarily developed to enhance quality in the manufacturing industry, now six sigma concept is used to measure the companies to assist several business processes. Big companies worldwide use Six Sigma along with lean practices to improve how they do things. I learned about it through Six Sigma training courses.

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Knowledge Hut

JANUARY 18, 2024

Data Science Companies are always looking for people with more qualifications to better their industry. Here we will discuss the ten best Data Science companies to work at if you want to enhance your career in this field. If the decisions taken in an organization are data-driven, then a company can make smarter decisions.

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Knowledge Hut

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Finding a job you love is about finding your passion and then working hard to make it happen. Below are some tips for how to find a job you love: As a Fresher / No Experience Consider What you are Curious About If you are a newbie, you may ask how to find a job with no experience. What makes you happy? What do I need to get there?

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Booking.com Engineering

APRIL 29, 2024

Booking.com’s brand new headquarters welcomed over 70 attendees from different companies and backgrounds, for an afternoon of connection, talks, and an unconference in which 3 topics were discussed. Antonio Di Stefano and Jan Keromnes from EngFlow talked about Reproducible cloud-based dev environments for Bazel.

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Cloudera

APRIL 26, 2024

Let’s hear what Antoine had to say about allyship. It’s about listening more and judging less, creating space for diverse voices to be heard and respected. How does Cloudera support allyship across the company? It wasn’t about personal gain but rather about fostering a culture of support and collaboration.

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Cloudera

APRIL 11, 2024

Having worked across marketing teams from companies in food delivery to software development, Lan understands the importance of partner success to support positive customer outcomes. Partnerships are not just about mutual support; they are the catalyst of innovation at Cloudera. How do they impact the work happening at Cloudera?

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Knowledge Hut

APRIL 26, 2024

It is about being adaptive to change and pivoting at the right time to be in sync with the changing environments. Agile methodologies address this problem by adapting to the changes brought about by technological advancements and facilitating quick and efficient adjustments as necessary. What Does it Mean to 'Be Agile'?

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Cloudera

APRIL 23, 2024

Mike Hower Mike Hower is a sustainability communication leader with experience on both sides of the podium — as a journalist and communication strategist for leading global companies. With a background spanning from corporate giants like Marsh & McLennan Companies and Verizon to fashion retailer ANN INC.,

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Snowflake

JANUARY 4, 2024

Your company collects huge amounts of data about everything from customer transactions to supplier contracts to system performance. We spoke to Alex Izydorczyk, CEO and Founder of Cybersyn, about the different types of Snowflake Native Apps that Cybersyn offers and the benefits they deliver for customers.

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Snowflake

MAY 2, 2024

To accurately answer business questions using LLMs, companies must augment models with their data. Our collaboration is not about creating novel retrieval models. It’s about creating novel open-source data sets and tasks to revolutionize the field. We’re not just excited about this journey; we’re thrilled.

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Knowledge Hut

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

You can get a clear idea about what different professionals certified in AWS usually get paid. These can help you get a clear idea about AWS and how you can use this skill in the professional field. The best part about AWS is that it is completely global and any business from any corner of the world can pay for AWS and use it.

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