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Hi, I am Joel. I write about design patterns for cloud data platform and self hosting guides.

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Why My Next ‘Small Script’ Starts with Objects, Not Functions

Why My Next ‘Small Script’ Starts with Objects, Not Functions

Choosing the Right Identity for Testing: Why I Stopped Using My Own Account

Choosing the Right Identity for Testing: Why I Stopped Using My Own Account

From Pandas to the Cloud: How I Accidentally Became a Container Evangelist

From Pandas to the Cloud: How I Accidentally Became a Container Evangelist

My Data Engineering Wake-Up Call: From 3 AM Alerts to Streaming Serenity

My Data Engineering Wake-Up Call: From 3 AM Alerts to Streaming Serenity

From Chaos to Clarity: My Journey Reimagining Azure RBAC

From Chaos to Clarity: My Journey Reimagining Azure RBAC

My Journey from SQL Server to Delta Lake: Solving Semi-Structured Data Challenges with Azure Synapse

My Journey from SQL Server to Delta Lake: Solving Semi-Structured Data Challenges with Azure Synapse

Network Security in Azure - From Simple to Enterprise

Network Security in Azure - From Simple to Enterprise

Using AI for Data Analysis: A Deep Dive into Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro

Using AI for Data Analysis: A Deep Dive into Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro

Dev Containers: Your Instant Developer Superpower

Dev Containers: Your Instant Developer Superpower

20

Nov

Why My Next ‘Small Script’ Starts with Objects, Not Functions

7 min read

04

Oct

Choosing the Right Identity for Testing: Why I Stopped Using My Own Account

6 min read

09

Jun

From Pandas to the Cloud: How I Accidentally Became a Container Evangelist

4 min read

13

May

My Data Engineering Wake-Up Call: From 3 AM Alerts to Streaming Serenity

6 min read