Tim Burns
Turn JSON into Actionable Data - Lunch
Psychology says that humans are able to process up to 7 pieces of information at a time in our short-term memory. That's why we have...
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Tim Burns
From Vulgar Mechanick to Nimble Developer: Machine Learning with PySpark and AWS
Introduction Apache Spark is a powerful tool for processing data, but I've found it's easy to get stuck when learning the technology. If...
Tim Burns
How to add /usr/local/apache-spark as Content Root on a Mac
After fighting with AWS Glue and realizing that in order to use Glue beyond the point of a dumb scheduler, I need to learn the hell out...
Tim Burns
AWS for Data Scientists: From VPC to Spark
VPC Endpoints are the key to connecting AWS services privately with each other. When you use VPC endpoints, all traffic stays on the AWS...
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E. W. Dijkstra Archive
E. W. Dijkstra is a very important computer scientist and prolific writer. I like to keep a reference to his work handy. Very inspiring...
Tim Burns
Refactoring Scrum from Basic Principles
Photo by Author Scrum is a Software Development Lifecycle Methodology In its most basic form, Scrum is a Software Development Lifecycle...
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AWS Networking for Data Scientists: The VPC
The AWS cloud opens a whole new level of frustration for data scientists. You now have access to a cornucopia of amazing tools, but one...
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Some Math: Log2 and Factorial Functions
My ongoing side project involves using data techniques to match people across data sources. It is a useful and surprisingly subtle...
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Learning from Slack's Data Platform
Big Data Systems Development is filled with complexity, and more often than not, interesting and elegant shortcuts. It is such a vast set...
Tim Burns
Interesting Critique of Agile
http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/09/good-agile-bad-agile_27.html The article is from 2006, so much has changed. Scrum turned out to...
Tim Burns
User Story Mapping
I was reading LinkedIn comments and posting and ran across a post that referenced Jeff Patton's "User Story Mapping." I hadn't heard of...
Tim Burns
Agile Thoughts of the Day
This Dog understands Persistence Agile belongs to developers. It's our methodology and tool for working with customers in a better way. ...
Tim Burns
The Mentor who inspired my interest in "Nonnumerical Analysis"
In my excellent and satisfying job as a "Data Architect, " most of what I do is explore data with "nonnumerical analysis." I've been...
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Integrating Snowflake with Glue
Snowflake is an excellent modern database that couples the power of traditional SQL with modern data lake architecture. AWS Glue is a...
Tim Burns
I wasn't a good student
I filled out a form a few days back where they asked about my college transcripts. It made me realize that I wasn't a good student in...
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AWS and Snowflake - DevSecOps Style
I find many articles whose purpose is to check a box on a feature checklist. Yes, (check), Snowflake does integrate with Glue. It...
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Taking back Scrum - Defects Over Stories
I describe myself as a reluctant Scrum enthusiast. Scrum is a great agile tool if you recognize it as a feature lifecycle process and...
Tim Burns
Treat Service Passwords like Cattle - Not Pets
The Author believes Passwords should be Easy as Cake Most people understand the value of treating servers like cattle, not pets. It's...
Tim Burns
Olympics Person-Level Data
The Author at Rhode Island Fencing Club As a fencer am getting excited about the Olympics This Summer. As a data scientist, I am...
Tim Burns
Product Owners and Accountability
I am returning to a Product Owner role on a Scrum team and it excites me. Scrum is a true software development process and it belongs in...
