Data Rewind: Conversation Highlights from Zach, Matthew, Joe, and Krishnan
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This is a special episode of The Data Engineering Show, and joining the Bros is not one guest, nor even two – instead they’re revisiting the best bits from three different fascinating episodes. In each, they spotlight essential trends and lessons learned across the evolving data engineering landscape. From data observability to bridging academia with real-world practice, this episode covers perspectives on where data engineering is heading and why certain challenges persist.
00:00 - Intro
00:14 - The Data Engineer's Specialization Dilemma – Zach
02:00 - Core Skills for Data Engineers
04:49 - Guiding Aspiring Data Engineers
08:45 - The Rise of Postgres: The SQL Standardization Movement
09:39 - Data Observability and Trust
12:19 - Teaching Data Engineering
14:20 - Bridging the Academic-Business Gap in Data Education
15:34 - Teaching Data Engineering with Technique Over Tools
16:20 - Data Déjà Vu
19:27 - Data Value vs. Data Swamp
23:49 - Advice Data Engineers: Data Comes First
27:52 - Outro
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