Author: M Smith
The missing README – recommended reading
I recently finished the book “The missing README“. This is a fantastic book for those who want to understand how to be an effective software engineer outside of the code …
Simple made Easy
Interesting concepts discussed comparing simplicity vs ease in software engineering.
Data analysts as Cartographers
In my downtime I often play in my mind with different ways of explaining various parts and aspects of working with data. One recurring idea is the metaphor that compares …
Architecture Decision Record Template
Inspired by https://cognitect.com/blog/2011/11/15/documenting-architecture-decisions
Running Python scripts using UV
In case you haven’t heard, UV is a relatively new python package and project manager. UV allows for you to define package dependencies and the Python version to run the …
Digital Analytics Masterclass
For those interested in the field of Digital Analytics I have put together this project based curriculum to take someone from “digital analytics curious” to having the technical skill set …
Running SQL Queries on a schedule in BigQuery | Part 2b: Cloud Functions
In this part of the series we will walkthrough how to set up a query to run at a regular interval using Python and Cloud Functions. This is useful particularly …