Steve Powell
@azuredatafool.bsky.social
Cat slave. Data wrangler. Data Pipeline whisperer. Reluctant DIY prole. Lego addict. Can’t sing, dance or tell jokes but still basically a nice guy.
Just found it on google maps. It’s called Sunlight House.
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Just found it on google maps. It’s called Sunlight House.
Not sure of the name of the building but it’s hidden on little quay street and this is the corner that fronts onto quay street. Was refitted recently so was covered in scaffolding for about a year.
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Not sure of the name of the building but it’s hidden on little quay street and this is the corner that fronts onto quay street. Was refitted recently so was covered in scaffolding for about a year.
Gotta convince people to get on the platform somehow…
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Gotta convince people to get on the platform somehow…
The challenge with DE is that tests have to account for the dead weight of twenty years of data bodges, system changes, process changes etc. It’s way harder than it is for code
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The challenge with DE is that tests have to account for the dead weight of twenty years of data bodges, system changes, process changes etc. It’s way harder than it is for code
A firehose of data is much like creating a firehose of code. It leads to the same issues. Ingestion isn’t the bottleneck in data solutions so not sure it’ll have the impact it claims. This guy has been looking at AI in dev and has come to similar conclusions as you. bsky.app/profile/jaso...
The concluding post in my AI-Ready Software Developer series ties all the threads together.
Far from "changing the game", AI coding assistants have just added another layer of uncertainty to an already very uncertain process.
Same game, different dice.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
Far from "changing the game", AI coding assistants have just added another layer of uncertainty to an already very uncertain process.
Same game, different dice.
codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/t...
The AI-Ready Software Developer: Conclusion – Same Game, Different Dice
In this series, I’ve explored the principles and practices that teams seeing modest improvements in software development outcomes have been applying. After more than four years since the firs…
codemanship.wordpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
A firehose of data is much like creating a firehose of code. It leads to the same issues. Ingestion isn’t the bottleneck in data solutions so not sure it’ll have the impact it claims. This guy has been looking at AI in dev and has come to similar conclusions as you. bsky.app/profile/jaso...
Amateur. My wife usually breaks one within the hour
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Amateur. My wife usually breaks one within the hour
I do think anyone who pinned their colours to the Fabric mast must have had a pretty rough year.
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I do think anyone who pinned their colours to the Fabric mast must have had a pretty rough year.
Those who never fail are those who never try. Failing and learning are basically the same thing. You certainly can’t learn anything without getting a ton of stuff wrong as you try stuff out.
January 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Those who never fail are those who never try. Failing and learning are basically the same thing. You certainly can’t learn anything without getting a ton of stuff wrong as you try stuff out.
My cat is definitely a gas station. So much gas…
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
My cat is definitely a gas station. So much gas…
Oh I bet it was a bit parky out first thing.
Nothing an Irish coffee wouldn’t fix
Nothing an Irish coffee wouldn’t fix
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oh I bet it was a bit parky out first thing.
Nothing an Irish coffee wouldn’t fix
Nothing an Irish coffee wouldn’t fix
The IT jobs market is just brutal at the moment
December 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The IT jobs market is just brutal at the moment