1. Kafka Basics: Tables vs Streams

    Learn the difference between a Table and a Stream in Kafka and when to use them.

    Edward Loveall

  2. flatMap Your Job Queue

    Make your job queue more performant, robust, and understandable by breaking it up into a pipeline of messages.

    Joe Ferris

  3. A Glossary for Data Engineering

    We’ve been doing more data engineering for clients lately. Every time I say we’re doing that, I have to explain what it is and what we’re doing! A brief glossary to describe data engineering and some common practices and technologies in the data engineering ecosystem.

    Joe Ferris

  4. Better Date Manipulation in PostgreSQL Queries

    Use interval and date_trunc to make working with SQL dates easier.

    Derrick Carr

  5. Lean & Maintainable Reports with Heroku Dataclips

    Write testable reports in SQL that don’t erode over time.

    Oli Peate

  6. Advanced Postgres Performance Tips

    What do you do when indexes aren’t enough?

    Caleb Thompson

  7. Reading a Postgres EXPLAIN ANALYZE Query Plan

    Take a guided tour through a query plan for a “simple” SQL query.

    Caleb Thompson

  8. Data Migrations in Rails

    A discussion about the reasons for using Active Record migrations vs. temporary rake tasks for data manipulations.

    Elle Meredith

  9. Let's Talk About Dials

    When it comes to designing dashboards for web applications, people often turn...

    Joanne Cheng

  10. What Not to Ask

    We love making software, but how do we make software that people love back?

    Paul Smith

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