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Alembic 1 Behaviour 1 Choice 1 Collaboration 1 Culture 1 Data Modelling 1 Database 2 Engineering 5 Estimation 1 Ethics 1 Gates Foundation 1 Leadership 3 MongoDb 1 Open Source 1 Python 1 Qualtrics 1 SQLAlchemy 1 Schema Design 1 Surveys 1 Team 2 Technology 1 Top Tip 1

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#Python , #Open Source , #Engineering , #Qualtrics , #Surveys , #Gates Foundation

Open source project on PyPi

date published : April 08, 2020 read time : 3

Open source software funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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#Technology , #Ethics , #Choice , #Engineering , #Leadership

To React or Not?

date published : April 29, 2019 read time : 2

Should I let personal ethics dictate technology choices at work?

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#SQLAlchemy , #Alembic , #Top Tip , #Engineering , #Database

Constraint naming via SQLAlchemy & Alembic

date published : February 14, 2019 read time : 2

Quick post on how to apply a naming convention to your constraints, just learnt this so thought I would share to save someone else the pain!

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#Culture , #Team , #Engineering , #Leadership

Engineering Team Manifesto

date published : January 31, 2019 read time : 5

The culture of a team is one of the major factors influencing how enjoyable work is, so why leave it up to chance?

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#MongoDb , #Schema Design , #Engineering , #Data Modelling , #Database

MongoDB Schema Design

date published : February 10, 2014 read time : 10

TL;DR nesting is good, relating may be of use, duplication can cause headaches, code for the access paths and requirements known now, refactor later.