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See consultingAfter the PASS Data Community Summit in Frankfurt, Germany, I headed back to Iceland and spent a few more days gallivanting around the country in a Tesla Model Y camper. (Well, "camper" is a glamorous word for it: CampEasy.com puts a mattress in the back. But still.) Today, I'm at Djúpalónssandur, a marvelous black pebble…
I open it up and the first thing I see is a comment with a changelog showing a long list of dates and author initials.
Oh I know, you think documentation is a good thing, but:
I work with databases for a living.
I teach people, and I help them via consulting.
Prefer listening to this via podcast? Good news! You can now subscribe to Office Hours on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, and anywhere else fine podcasts are sold. One of my most favorite spots on earth is Jökulsárlón and Diamond Beach. The glacier Vatnajokull is slowly melting into the sea, and pieces…
