Newsletter: Q1 2021
Welcome to the first edition of my new-look newsletter! This newsletter is a little different to the ones that came before it in structure and content. Here's how it's structured: Blog highlights -
Technology
7 Reasons To Work At A Startup, And 1 Reason Not To
Inspired by Chip Huyen's similarly titled post, this post summarises some of my thoughts on why joining a startup might just be the best decision you could make for your career, and a word of caution for those considering doing just that.
Flask in Production: Minimal Web APIs
Flask is a popular 'micro-framework' for building web APIs in Python. However, getting a Flask API 'into production' can be a little tricky for newcomers. This post provides a minimal template project for a Flask API, and gives some tips on how to build out basic production Flask APIs.
Data Science in 2020: Technology
This article analyses 30,000 unique Data Science blog posts from the last year to get to the bottom of what the Data Science community has been discussing. This post looks at the most discussed -- and most popular -- technologies of the year.
A Brief Introduction to HDF5
Data models and data formats are an easily overlooked but critical aspect of modern data infrastructure and development work. This post gives an introduction to HDF5 and how to get started using it in Go.