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The bad loop ruining analytics
How an over-emphasis on technical work has been disastrous for analytics.
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Introducing Win With Data, and why we're making yet another data newsletter
It's all about winning, with data.
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Why the dbt semantic layer sucks
It doesn't, really - we're just looking at it the wrong way.
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Snowflake acquires dbt.
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SQL vs Python: the Faustian bargain
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The metrics layer is dead
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Why the dbt semantic layer sucks
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LLMs, the semantic layer, and 2023
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Why I love diagrams, and you should too
They help you think, and help you help others think
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Truth is not a weapon.
Don't be that analyst.
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Dear dbt: all you need is love.
A crude network model of dbt's community stability, and an appeal
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Analysis or dashboard?
Let's talk about the Pareto law, the dashboard fallacy, and how to answer the hardest question in analytics
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How SQL fails, how SQL wins
A more measured comparison of SQL and Python for data work.
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SQL vs Python: the Faustian bargain
Why SQL is king for corporate data analysis.
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Jupyter is a dining hall tray
Analytics is outgrowing Jupyter. Let's talk about what ought to come next.
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