bqt: a tool for unit testing BQ queries locally Problem Often than none I find myself with ad-hoc BQ queries. These queries were often written by Data scientist as a one-off-thing to check a hyphotesis. Ultimately they ended up becoming part of production. These queries tend to grow in complexity over…

I gave a full fleshed talk on the nix package manager. It covers: - Nix package manager instalation - Nix package manager for DevShell - Basic Nix language constructs - Nix flake basics

In today’s ever growing hostile world, code collaboration platforms like GitHub and Gitlab are a potential hazard. In this Article I want to make the case why we need “Code collaboration as a protocol” and why it would address potential issues as well as improving Developer Experience. By the end…

With this article I want to: Explain why reproducibility is at the core of building software Explain how Nix can help you with local reproducible dev environments Explain how Nix can help you automate your .dotfiles, configuration, developer machine Explain why Containers fall short Share resources for your further Nix…

With this entry I want to give you insights on the following questions: Problems with the existing orchestration frameworks How are Kubeflow and Flyte different? Why is Flyte a tool you might want to study? Why is it different from existing alternatives? Is Flyte getting traction? How difficult is to…

Getting a full fleshed working dApp on Ergo requires more than just A smart contract (Ergoscript) and Blockchain transactions. For example dApps need to react to events happening on the blockchain. …

This post is a continuation of my learning journey of the Ergo blockchain In this post, I assume you are familiar with eUTXO model introduced in a previous post. This entry covers the workflow for developing a “Smart Contract” on Ergo. Furthermore we touch on the pre-requisites so we can…

In this blogpost I will try to document what I have learnt about Ergo Blockchain in the last months. Ergo (https://ergoplatform.org/) is one projects that really caught my attention. …

With the boom of remote work due to Covid lots of people are considering working remotely for overseas companies. It makes a lot of sense: salaries are better, conditions are better and engineering problems are more interesting. Many companies are setting up themselves as legal entities in Japan just for…