ChatGPT Pro 200 Is Getting Less Usage. Will Better Models Make Up for It?
ChatGPT Pro 200 keeps its $200 price but lowers included usage. Why better models, temporary credits, and workload capacity need separate evaluation.
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Field notes about data engineering, architecture decisions, Agentic AI, and the lessons behind a career spent modernising data platforms.
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Cheap Tokens Won’t Make You a Better Engineer
AI usage may become cheaper or more expensive, but engineering value still comes from solving the right problem within real constraints.
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Why I’m Breaking the DRY Rule: The Case for Data Duplication
Data duplication is not automatically technical debt. Sometimes separate copies are the clearest way to meet different latency, scale, and analytical requirements.
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I Stopped Googling. Is AI Search Actually Honest?
AI answers feel cleaner than search results, but recommendations can still be shaped by training data, commercial integrations, and advertising.
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I Thought My Data Engineering Career Was Over in 2017
Being assigned to a legacy Informatica project felt like failure. It became the foundation for the engineering career I wanted.
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From Informatica to dbt: Journey to Modern, Maintainable Data Pipelines
How dbt answered a question I first asked while building Informatica PowerCenter mappings: why can't data teams manage transformations as SQL and software?
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Should We Always Build Decoupled Systems?
Kafka, Pub/Sub, and queues are powerful, but asynchronous messaging is not the default answer for every interaction. Start with the business requirement.
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Time Management: Do What Matters Most
A practical way to avoid polishing low-value work and direct limited time toward the outcomes that actually matter.
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How Google Cloud Partners Can Earn Certifications at No Cost
An updated guide to Partner Certification Kickstart, including who is eligible, what the programme provides, and how to prepare responsibly.
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How Software Engineers Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
A practical engineering framework for measuring cloud emissions, eliminating waste, moving less data, and making sustainability part of system design.
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