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February 2026 Scorecard: Four Commitments, One Short Month
Grading my four February commitments: 29 posts in 28 days, two no-tech Sundays, one new engagement against two noes, and sleep stuck at 6.5 hours.
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January 2026 Closed Out: What Held, and Three Experiments That Didn't
The final tally on January: 31 posts in 31 days, one working Saturday, three habit experiments that failed, and the short list I'm taking into February.
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Winter Solstice Code Review: My Most Impactful Refactors of 2025
On the longest night of the year, let's reflect on code improvements. Here are the refactoring patterns that delivered the biggest impact in my projects…
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Data Engineering Career Retrospective: What Changed in 2025
The data engineering profession evolved dramatically in 2025. As the year ends, here's my retrospective on the skills, tools, and mindsets that defined…
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Q1 2025 AI Retrospective: Key Developments and Learnings
Q1 laid the foundation for production AI. Q2 will be about scaling and governance.