Picture this: generating web or phone apps is no longer a daunting task – you can simply describe your desired functionality in plain English and watch as lines of high-quality code are generated before your eyes. The ability to understand, learn and create code using cutting-edge code Generative AI (GenAI) tools has far-reaching implications, such […]
Considerations for building a rules engine in Python
I recently looked into how to implement a deterministic rule-based model on batches of data in Python and was surprised by the complexity of potential solutions I found. I want to implement a set of rules that when not obeyed will trigger an alert. It is basically a framework for applying a glorified set if-else/switch […]
Top 10 mistakes to avoid when using Hive/Impala on Hadoop
I recently took a deep dive into Hadoop for a project where I needed to automate the population of tables using JSONs and CSVs. Inevitably, I made some mistakes along the way and would like to share the lessons learned. By sharing them, I hope to save you some time! Here are 10 mistakes to […]