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[ETR #35] AI Can Train You In DE
Extract. Transform. Read.A newsletter from Pipeline Hi past, present or future data professional! Software engineers can package anything— including buzzwords. “Learn new, industry-relevant skills” was compressed to “upskilling.” And while I’m a proponent of continuous learning, especially when it helps you avoid stagnation, at the end of the day, upskilling is a lot of work. Without proper structure and no mandate from a school or employer, it’s difficult to remain engaged, no matter how interesting the content. My Udemy cart with 5 unfinished courses can attest to that. So when I wanted to brush up on the ever-relevant PySpark, I booked some time with Professor LLM; LLMs like Google’s Gemini (my choice to be compatible with my GCP tech stack) make incredible teachers because, like a real tutor, they can engage in a dialogue and adjust to your learning style on the fly. As a former tutor, I appreciate that it explains concepts as it provides results. This is the educational equivalent of “showing your work.” To get the most out of your chat bot study sesh, I recommend:
Lost in the AI hype is the power of being able to streamline simple tasks. I did this recently by using function calls to automate the conversion of Google Docs to markdown files I can render as blog posts. Answering a string of questions as a “teacher” isn’t as revolutionary as an AI creating “original” movies or podcasts. But by optimizing your learning, you’re creating an abundance of something far more valuable: Time. Thanks for ingesting, -Zach Quinn |
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Reaching 20k+ readers on Medium and nearly 3k learners by email, I draw on my 4 years of experience as a Senior Data Engineer to demystify data science, cloud and programming concepts while sharing job hunt strategies so you can land and excel in data-driven roles. Subscribe for 500 words of actionable advice every Thursday.
Hi past, present or future data professional! As the winter holidays approach, we’re entering a period of downtime for most orgs. Assuming your employer has hit goals (or accepted losses), allocated coverage for the slew of inevitable vacation requests and maybe even entered a “code freeze”, you’re entering data & tech’s slow season. If you’re working, during this time you may be asked to do any number of “downtime” (actual free time, not data outages) tasks ranging from code refactors to...
Hi past, present or future data professional! If you’re in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving! I’m prepping for my food coma, so I’ll make this week’s newsletter quick. Like millions of Americans, I’ll be watching NFL football (go Ravens!). The average NFL game is 3 hours. If you can skip just one of today’s games and carve out that time for professional development, here’s how I’d spend it. In the spirit of football, I’ll split the time designation into 4 quarters. Documentation pass - if you read...
Extract. Transform. Read. A newsletter from PipelineToDE Hi past, present or future data professional! In 2 weeks or so The Oxford English Dictionary will reveal its 2025 word of the year, a semi-democratic process that lends academic legitimacy to words like “rizz” (2023’s pick). If you’re currently employed or interact with white collar workers, you would think the word of the year is “headwinds.” Used in a sentence: “We’ve pivoted our AI strategy but still encountered headwinds that...