Can confirm. Except for gnarly stuff requiring excavation, basic plumbing and other skills are required

Freestyle Fridays - The Law of Leaky Vibes, Making Your First Dollar, and More

What’s the point of knowing anything if AI does it for you? Are we all just glorified button pushers? Does the law of leaky abstractions disappear?

I rant about this and more in my latest podcast

open.spotify.com/episode/1zYT...

Data Identity Politics and The Kimball vs. Inmon War Bill and Ralph don't care, and neither should you. It's time to move on.

“The bigger point is simply that Bill and Ralph don’t care. If you’re still upset about the Kimball vs Inmon wars, see a therapist and get help.”

Very cool!

lol, like battlefront the video game?

LinkedIn is a LARP for business people.

Hoyt is sharp. Follow him

Yo. I’m back.

Freestyle Fridays - AI Televangelism The Joe Reis Show · Episode

Hallelujah! The glorious savior of mankind, AGI, will arrive from the sky at any moment! But it's very expensive, so y'all need to keep sending us regular donations. Have faith!

The Al industry these days feels a lot like televangelism.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3GBd...

“The AI bubble is ending!”

Also, “AGI will be here at any moment!”

Truly a Bipolar timeline we are living in 😵‍💫

That was epic! Thanks for your great question

There is No "I" in Team. But There's "I" in Vibe. We're in the FAFO phase of AI and data engineering

Data engineering is in the FAFO phase with AI

🤖 That’s an interesting observation — and you’re not wrong!
📝 Writing trends definitely evolve with the tools we use.
🤷‍♂️ Taking a stand can be risky, but sometimes nuance just feels safer.

Oh yeah, we’re doing a book club at the Practical Data Community!

Kill It with Fire Kill It with Fire chronicles the challenges of dealing with aging computer systems, along with sound modernization strategies.

The first book will be Kill It With Fire:
Manage Aging Computer Systems (and Future Proof Modern Ones)

This book has been on my TBR list for like 3 years now, and is pretty popular in the civic tech community. Check it out! I’m starting Chapter 1 today 😁

nostarch.com/kill-it-fire

Freestyle Fridays - Public Speaking Tips w/ Jordan Morrow The Joe Reis Show · Episode

Getting a lot of questions about how to get into public speaking.

Global speaker Jordan Morrow and I give tips for getting started.

open.spotify.com/episode/1Gvw...

“Efficiency”

#databs

What are the worst data anti-patterns you see these days?

What happens when two data engineering authors meet? Total nerding out on the craft of writing.

@ssp.sh and I chat about technical writing and much more.

Watch here: youtu.be/EkgnjGykbyc?...

Great chat! Thanks for being amazing

What’s up with the teacher?

Thanks Munich! Had a fun time chatting and ranting.

Good article from @joereis.bsky.social about data modelling: The Tension of Orthodoxy and Speed

joereis.substack.com/p/the-tensio...

#dataBS #dataEngineering

I occasionally rant

San Francisco! See you February 20th!

Register here: go.fivetran.com/events/data-...

Just a reminder - my podcast is invite only.

If you want to be on the podcast, please don't reach out to me. I'll reach out to you if/when the time is right. Thanks.

Pretty much. You’ve raised kids?

Cool gym. Where is that?

Thanks Julie!