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Category: Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies include a variety of technologies such as educational technology, information technology, nanotechnology, biotechnology, cognitive science, psychotechnology, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Tips and Tricks #137: Debounce Search Inputs for Better Performance
Prevent excessive API calls by debouncing user input in search fields.
Tips and Tricks #136: Parallelize CPU-Bound Work with ProcessPoolExecutor
Bypass the GIL and utilize all CPU cores for compute-intensive tasks.
Tips and Tricks #135: Use functools.cache for Automatic Memoization
Cache expensive function results automatically with the built-in cache decorator.
Tips and Tricks #134: Accelerate Pandas with PyArrow Backend
Switch to PyArrow-backed DataFrames for faster operations and lower memory usage.
Building the Modern Data Stack: How Spark, Kafka, and dbt Transformed Data Engineering
The data engineering landscape has undergone a fundamental transformation over the past decade. What once required massive Hadoop clusters and specialized MapReduce expertise has evolved into a sophisticated ecosystem of purpose-built tools that work together seamlessly. Having architected data platforms across multiple industries, I’ve witnessed this evolution firsthand and can attest that understanding how these… Continue reading