Oversimplified: Issue 57
Reflections on data science, the giant job upload, and forces shaping the world
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đ What I Wrote
5 Lessons from Life as a Data Scientist
Since starting my new role, I've been wanting to write about what I learned in over the past year as a data scientist. Getting to play with data as a job out of college was pretty great. These were some of the big takeaways.
đ What I Read
The Most Important Forces Shaping the World
I reread this great essay from Morgan Housel this week and itâs still fantastic. With all of the macro-thinking going on lately, I really enjoyed diving into this.
The Giant Job Upload
I agree with a lot of the ideas here from Daniel Gross of Pioneer. Recent events have accelerated the need for vertically specialized companies, and I suspect weâll see them start popping up in abundance.
Dropâs Data Lake
This is a really solid piece on Dropâs transition from a pretty standard data warehouse set-up to a full data lake implementation with some bells and whistles. Complete with pictures!
How Good Company Engineering Blogs Are Written
Dan Luuâs blog is a gold mine, and his most recent post is no different. Enjoy this survey of company engineering blogs and what separates the good from the not-so-good.
đ„ What I Found Interesting
The World Through an API
A bit dated, but just as relevant now as ever! Further disaggregation of applications means everything is turning into an API.
Podcasts Down for Me
No commute means I havenât had the same built-in time blocked off for audio content. Iâm curious if this is just me and if this means anything for audio moving forwardâŠ
đ€ Quote I'm Pondering
âThe world makes much less sense than you think. The coherence comes mostly from the way your mind works.â â Daniel Kahneman
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