Tim Burns
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...
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Tim Burns
May 1, 20215 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 28, 20211 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 24, 20211 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 19, 20212 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Apr 18, 20211 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Apr 17, 20211 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Apr 16, 20212 min
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. ...
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Tim Burns
Apr 10, 20212 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 7, 20215 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Apr 7, 20211 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 5, 20212 min
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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Tim Burns
Apr 1, 20212 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Apr 1, 20211 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Mar 24, 20212 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Mar 23, 20212 min
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...
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Tim Burns
Mar 18, 20214 min
The AWS Solutions Architect Exam is a Marathon
Photo by Miguel A. Amutio on Unsplash The AWS Solutions Architect exam is a marathon. I had no idea what I was in for when I signed up...
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Tim Burns
Mar 13, 20213 min
A Door Opens and I feel Optimism and Hope
Photo by Jan Tinneberg on Unsplash I found out I’m leading up a new Scrum team at the same time many of us are getting vaccinated, going...
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Tim Burns
Mar 4, 20211 min
When a Secret is No Longer a Secret
Least Privilege on Shared Systems Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Extending secure access on a heterogeneous system can be complex. One...
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Tim Burns
Feb 23, 20212 min
Data Vault Model
Photo by Engin Akyurt on Unsplash Background on the Data Vault The Data Vault Model is useful when you have evolving dimensional star...
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