Curious engineer writing about things that work, fail, and unexpectedly scale. SQL practice is boring because nothing feels real. You type SELECT * FROM users, get a green checkmark, move on. The data ...

SQL Case Files is a free interactive SQL game that teaches SQL through crime-solving challenges. Learn SQL online with hands-on puzzles, realistic datasets, SQL practice exercises, and a full ...

Getting good at SQL for interviews can feel like a puzzle. You know the basics, but putting them together in a way that impresses people is another thing entirely. Luckily, there are great tools out ...

What makes a great practice facility? An assortment of target greens, launch monitor technology and stunning views all earn points, but perhaps the best criterion is that a great practice facility ...

It is conventional wisdom among journalists that while the world around us changes, our ethics do not. Yet a fresh look at our standards and practices seems a worthwhile pursuit at this moment. Trust ...

If the word “mindfulness” sets your teeth on edge, perhaps that’s a sign you need it. But don’t be too daunted — mindfulness is less about becoming one with nature on a misty mountaintop and more ...

Creator of SQLNoir - an open-source detective style SQL game that lets you solve real crimes. Like many developers, I've always found traditional SQL tutorials to be tedious. Abstract examples, and ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Since its enactment in 1977, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 et seq.) (FCPA) has been systematically, and to a steadily increasing degree, stretched ...

dbt Labs, a pioneer in analytics engineering, is acquiring SDF Labs, the team of former Meta and Microsoft engineering leaders behind SDF, a next-generation data transformation technology—enabling dbt ...

What’s the right answer? What if there isn’t one and you need to create it? Or there is more than one and you need to select it? What if what you really should be asking is a different question? From ...