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Python’s Gravity Well: Language Choice Shapes Architecture
Python is present in 92% of data pipeline codebases, creating path dependencies that constrain infrastructure for years. Its gravity well requires strategic, not revolutionary, escape.
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May 18, 2026
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Designing Data Pipelines for Machine Consumers
AI agents consume more analytical data than humans at 3 of 5 organizations I work with. Machine consumers require fundamentally different quality contracts.
May 16, 2026
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The Modern Data Stack Died. Here Is What Replaced It
The modular Modern Data Stack collapsed under integration tax. The replacement is vertical integration with open escape hatches.
May 02, 2026
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Data Contracts Are API Contracts With Better Marketing
Data contracts are API contracts applied to data interfaces. Teams with service-oriented design experience can implement them in under two weeks.
Apr 22, 2026