software engineering – Page 5 – Andrew Fairless, Ph.D.

What I Read: Kubernetes, Batch

By Andrew Fairless on July 25, 2023June 15, 2023

https://betterprogramming.pub/kubernetes-was-never-designed-for-batch-jobs-f59be376a338 Kubernetes Was Never Designed for Batch JobsAnd what it would look like if it had beenMeadowrunSep 1, 2022 “…Kubernetes is philosophically biased towards microservices over batch jobs. This resultsContinue readingWhat I Read: Kubernetes, Batch

What I Read: Scaling Up

By Andrew Fairless on July 6, 2023May 31, 2023

https://motherduck.com/blog/the-simple-joys-of-scaling-up/ The Simple Joys of Scaling UpJordan Tigani2023/05/11 “If you can do the job on a single machine, isn’t that going to be a better alternative?”

What I Read: Against LLM

By Andrew Fairless on June 29, 2023May 31, 2023

https://explosion.ai/blog/against-llm-maximalism Against LLM maximalismby Matthew HonnibalMay 18, 2023 “However, LLMs are not a direct solution to most of the NLP use-cases companies have been working on… if you want toContinue readingWhat I Read: Against LLM

What I Read: MLOps, Data Engineering

By Andrew Fairless on May 18, 2023May 1, 2023

https://www.cpard.xyz/posts/mlops_is_mostly_data_engineering/ MLOps is Mostly Data Engineering.22 March 2023Kostas Pardalis “The question here is… why do we need a whole new category of products?… The true need here is developer toolingContinue readingWhat I Read: MLOps, Data Engineering

What I Read: Functional, Object Oriented Programming

By Andrew Fairless on May 1, 2023March 30, 2023

Functional Programming IS NO BETTER Object Oriented ProgrammingContinuous Delivery “Which of these software paradigms will offer you the best chance of success in which instances?”

What I Read: Infrastructure

By Andrew Fairless on April 12, 2023March 30, 2023

https://www.kleinerperkins.com/perspectives/infrastructure-in-23/ Infrastructure in ’23Kleiner PerkinsWednesday, February 22nd 2023 “I set aside some time at the beginning of the year to share what I believe to be the most dynamic andContinue readingWhat I Read: Infrastructure

What I learn: How, learn machine learning

By Andrew Fairless on January 18, 2023December 4, 2022

https://vickiboykis.com/2022/11/10/how-i-learn-machine-learning/ How I learn machine learningVicki BoykisNov 10 2022 “My overarching goal as an MLE is to continuously work towards designing and deploying well-designed, and transparent machine learning systems andContinue readingWhat I learn: How, learn machine learning

What I Read: Taxonomy of Tech Debt

By Andrew Fairless on May 3, 2022April 24, 2022

https://technology.riotgames.com/news/taxonomy-tech-debt A Taxonomy of Tech DebtApr 10, 2018 “This post will focus on types of tech debt I’ve seen during my time working at Riot, and a model for discussingContinue readingWhat I Read: Taxonomy of Tech Debt

What I Watch: Engineering For Data

By Andrew Fairless on March 16, 2022January 20, 2022

https://youtu.be/jeMQld-6BtQ What Is Engineering For Data?Jan 5, 2022Continuous Delivery “What are the big mistakes that data scientists and big organisations often make when dealing with big data? What does engineeringContinue readingWhat I Watch: Engineering For Data

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