image created via dall.e In today’s data-driven environment, quickly setting up and managing databases is crucial for data engineers. This tutorial will guide you through setting up a PostgreSQL database using Docker, highlighting how to create tables, insert data, and perform SQL operations, which are fundamental skills for anyone in data engineering. 1. Setting Up the Environment Pulling the PostgreSQL Image: Using Docker, pull the latest PostgreSQL image. This command fetches the latest version of PostgreSQL from the Docker Hub, ensuring you have the most recent features and security&n ..read more

The FTC Just Knocked Down Non-competes — Brace For Impact! With One Ruling, The FTC May Have Just Unleashed the US Workforce Photo by Ian Hutchinson on UnsplashThe Pandora’s Box of Employee Mobility In a groundbreaking move, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule that will effectively ban noncompete agreements for workers across the United States. These controversial employment contracts prevent employees from going to work for a competing company, typically for 6 months to 2 years after leaving their job. The FTC’s proposed rule could free up millions of Am ..read more

Photo by Muhammad Daudy on Unsplash Alerts can be useful in our applications, for example, when users are about to execute a destructive action that cannot be undone. In this short tutorial, I’ll teach you how you can display and customize an alert using SwiftUI. With iOS 15, Apple introduced the alert modifier, which you can easily utilize to display a customizable alert. Let’s review a few examples demonstrating how you can set up and show the alert. We will start with the simplest alert, which includes just a title. When creating an alert, we need to provide a binding to a bo ..read more

All the ways tech tricks us into believing chatbots make human support redundant and save costs Anton Grabolle / Better Images of AI / Human-AI collaboration / CC-BY 4.0 I’m a Director of Scientific Support for a tech corporation that develops software for engineers and scientists. One of the aspects that makes us unique is that we deliver fantastic customer service. We have records that confirm an impressive 98% customer satisfaction rate back-to-back for the last 14+ years. Moreover, many of our support representatives have been with us for over a decade — some even three! — a ..read more

A Step-by-Step Guide to Describing Jobs People Actually Want Photo by Cookie the Pom on Unsplash As the world trudges through the 21st century, a twisted rite of passage awaits every corporate professional — drafting a job description. This daunting task requires the linguistic prowess of a poet, a surgeon's precision, and a soothsayer's foresight. Too often, companies fail by packing their job posts with baffling corporate lingo and over-the-top requirements that turn away applicants. The process usually goes like this: you start refreshingly ambitious, vowing to craft a compelling ..read more

pixabay.com Statistics is essential in data science, laying the groundwork for meaningful analysis. It goes beyond basic charts to offer a detailed examination of data, enabling us to draw solid conclusions instead of mere guesses. This article will discuss some key statistics concepts vital for data analysts. 1. Population and Samples Population (N) A population is the entire group that is the subject of a statistical study. Think of this as a complete collection of data points. Sample (n) A sample is a subset of the population selected for analysis. This distinction is significant ..read more

Your career altitude is bound by the skills you build Credit: Author Some skills matter more than others to do well in your career. They put you in front of others, connect you to them, build trust, and enhance your credibility. But building these skills is hard — unlike tasks assigned to you in which you’re expected to excel, no one allows you to practice these skills explicitly. The burden of learning and mastering them is on you. Practicing these skills requires initiative. You can’t go about your day unconsciously, moving from one task to another and hoping to get better at it. Y ..read more

Empowering Women: It’s More than Just Her Story The Role of Support in Achieving Success Photo by Andrey K on Unsplash Raya was born into a progressive and open-minded family. Her loving father, a lawyer, and nurturing homemaker mother, who was also a lawyer, created a home filled with happiness, acceptance, and ambition. Raya’s brilliance was evident in academics and extracurriculars from a young age. Her father, recognizing her potential, became her unwavering supporter and guide. He instilled in her the belief that no mountain was unconquerable and that her determination was the k ..read more

How to recognize Imposter Syndrome and other reasons you may not feel good enough Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Imposter syndrome is the experience of feeling like a fake or phoney despite evidence of success and proven achievements. Here, we’ll discuss what imposter syndrome is and some practical steps you can take to identify and address the issues. I’ve had plenty of experiences, especially as a woman in tech. When your credentials are questioned, you are assumed to be non-technical or your input and decisions are ignored, it can be easy to ask yourself i ..read more

When should you use this template: You can follow this template when executing DB changes in Prod, which will incur downtime. Some examples include dropping and re-adding primary keys, and foreign keys, which might incur deadlock issues and should be executed in downtime. This template opts for the most simple and least error-prone way to do the DB maintenance. Just shut down write access, get in prod DB, do the job and then get out. Nonetheless, it can still be daunting to incur downtime in production. I have listed comprehensive steps to do such a release. Only with thorough preparation can ..read more