Production Data Pipelines with Apache Airflow: From DAG Design to Dynamic Task Generation

Introduction: Apache Airflow has become the de facto standard for orchestrating complex data pipelines in modern data engineering. This comprehensive guide explores production-ready Airflow patterns, from DAG design principles and dynamic task generation to custom operators, sensors, and XCom communication. After deploying Airflow across multiple enterprise environments, I’ve learned that success depends on thoughtful DAG… Continue reading