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Story-telling
Downloading data from PowerBI ? How about 'NOOOOO!' ?
Quite apart from the whole Agile thing about what a Story is and how you should use them (that’s for another time, I think, and minds greater than mine have yet to agree on how Agile methodologies should be implemented), it’s good that people are thinking of how to explain things better than a PowerPoint slide with 8-point text. That’s not what I’m going to talk about, though. I spent some time…
Matchmaking - Data Wrangler and SQL Server
Enough with the CSV and Parquet files already ! What about dataframes and #SQLServer ?!? #DataWrangler
Back in April 2024 (or possibly earlier), there was a new extension released for Visual Studio Code (VSCode) – Data Wrangler, and it might just change your life. OK, so that’s a bit over the top, but have a glance at the documentation, and it’ll be quickly apparent that it is an EXCELLENT addition to your data engineering toolkit. The examples online that I’ve seen mostly center around opening…
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CETAS ? Simples.
New blog post: CETAS ? Simples. (Finding stuff that makes things easier = win) #AzureSynapse
Like some people, I really love/hate the fact that things in the Azure Portal change. It’s great to see new functionality being added to make things easier (love), but it means that you have to keep going back and updating previous content (hate), and all the stuff you learned you now have to re-learn (hate). On the plus side though, going back to Azure after a while and finding something new…
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I simplified some programming terms so you don't have to
I began programming seriously in January, and one of the first things I realized was the need to clearly understand these terms. I grew tired of encountering them while reading without truly comprehending their meaning. Each time I came across one of these terms, I would pause, conduct a thorough Google search, and dive deep into the subject until I fully grasped its significance. This approach has transformed how I code and even watch tutorials. Now, I effortlessly navigate through them because I truly understand. And now, I'm excited to share this knowledge with you.
NB: There are many technical definitions of these terms on every single blog, article and page which is why I want to simplify it so when you get confused you can use this as a guide to make you understand it better.
VARIABLE: It's basically a container that holds data or value. A box with a name on it. A labelled space. We use this labelled space to retrieve whatever we store inside it. A real-life example would be: Gerald has coins in his hands and he wants to save them somewhere so he can easily find them. He gets a plain box and grabs a pen and writes "forCoins" on the box and stores his coins there.
VALUE: "Value" refers to the data stored in a variable or constant. A piece of information that represents something. A value can either be a primitive data type or an object.
EXPRESSION: Expressions executes to a value. There are code constructs that produces a value. When an expression is evaluated, it computes and returns a resulting value. Simply, a mix of values that evaluates to a value.
STATEMENT: It is a command that tells the computer to perform a specific action. It is used to control the flow of a program, manipulate data, and perform various actions.
IMMUTABLE: When a value is said to be 'immutable' it simply means it cannot be modified/changed. Kinda like fixed, uneditable.
That's the end. Feel free to reblog with more terms that need simplification for newbies and codeblr.
Regular Expression (aka RegEx): Such not. Much confusion. So syntax.
Ouch. Right in the feels…
Gurt lush walk up the Gorge to Pill… (at The Duke of Cornwall- Pill) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqN3mYvI80Eb_SXimhS8tXmLXIv87-4Vgtmcow0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Linked in
New blog post ! Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database.
‘Azure Synapse Link. You keep saying those words. I do not think it means what you think it means….’ OK, so, let me start by saying I *love* the idea of being able to query my Azure SQL Database from Synapse Analytics – who wouldn’t – but there are a couple of things to bear in mind when setting that up. If you don’t mind, I’ll step through the process so you can see what I mean… Firstly, you…
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Weird thing is…
I’ll happily comment on a post on FB, LinkedIn, Twitter (until recently), etc
But #Tumblr ? I get all anxiety - I write replies and then backspace like a lunatic.
What’s that about ?
Error deploying new Azure Synapse Workspace
New blog on an unusual error deploying a new Azure Synapse Workspace, and a comment on Serverless SQL Pools. Enjoy !
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just create stuff in Azure and then don’t touch it again for ages, and then when I go back I can’t remember why I created stuff in the first place… In these financially-constrained times (and also because when I looked at my resources in the Azure Portal and went ‘YIKES’), I thought that some housekeeping was long overdue. Turns out deleting stuff is both…
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Back in one of the best places on Britain… ❤️ (at Croyde Bay, Devon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Coh-hnvon389GU6PmIte0E9w6ESHWXFUDkJmVM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Linked-up thinking
Missed the links in the chat during Data Toboggan last Saturday ? Check this out !
Last weekend, I had the pleasure (and, let’s face it, sometimes pain) of being a co-organiser of a full-day Azure Synapse conference – Data Toboggan. We run three of these events per year: a Winter Edition (the one just gone), a Cool Runnings Edition in the summer, and an Alpine Coaster Edition towards the end of the year. This last one is a little bit different to the others. Maybe I’ll go into…
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Spooky foggy wintery pint ? Oh, go on then… (at The George Sandy Lane) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnr2eevI_q0U6IBjjmncdBmZo-fGzYZADkz8Ps0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
this is actually true! there have been multiple studies that show that millennials are better at identifying fraudulent links than other generations, and one theory is that rickrolling taught us to be cautious about what links we click!
Technical learning can come from unexpected places
it’s fascinating to see how much memes have shaped our lives over the years!
Research shows that this claim is false.
So someone decided to redesign an intranet (which was a launched with *much* fanfare and plaudits) and, as is common these days, asked for suggestions, feedback and improvements. A ‘new fresh look with everything you need up front’, redesigned and re-worded mega-menu options, change of focus to be more retail-y, big square tiles for ‘important’ apps, everything.
Those suggestions and comments were gratefully received and acted on in due course (release windows prevailing, naturally).
Result ?
It now looks almost *exactly* like it used to, but in a higher contrast colour pallette.
“I’m just going to share my scream…”
