Data Castworks
datacastworks.bsky.social
Data Castworks
@datacastworks.bsky.social
Regularly posting notes while learning Python, PostgreSQL, and Tableau. Lifelong nerd, Pittsburgh based.
It's just for-loops all the way down

#python #coding
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
99 Percent Invisible has me wondering if I've been saying "F.A.Q.s" wrong my whole life. "Facks"!?

How do you say it?

@99pi.org @romanmars.bsky.social @vivianhle.bsky.social #facts
December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Crisis in progress.

After 2 weeks on my first big project:

The data from the API isn't valid.

Learning about troubleshooting and pivoting and how to reuse what I've already written.
December 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
AI for learning:

Don't ask GPT to fix your code.

Ask for it to do a code review and highlight weaknesses without giving you the answers.

#python #postgres #chatgpt #ai #aiforlearning
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Waking up to error emails from my server...

...means my first production python script is working.

#raspberrypi #python #postgres
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
First major challenge: Python JSON would not load into Postgres.

Solution: lie and call it a really long string.

#python #postgres #sql
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Highly recommend "How Git Works" by @paoloperrotta.bsky.social for an introduction to version control. He makes it very easy to understand and you'll be making your first commits in less than an hour.

www.pluralsight.com/courses/how-...
How Git Works
www.pluralsight.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM