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Jan 9, 2024
Topics discussed include: efficient query engine pollers, tools and leadership transitions at Twilio, safety concerns with Boeing, progressive web apps, Apple's spatial computer, challenges of scientific communication, and a mysterious Raspberry Pi device found in a network closet.
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  • Pollers is an efficient query engine that offers a robust alternative to pandas for data wrangling and analysis.
  • DIVE is a powerful tool for detailed analysis and exploration of Docker images, helping reduce image size and improve debugging.

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Efficient, Multi-Threaded Query Engine Pollers: A Potential Alternative to Pandas

Pollers is an efficient, multi-threaded query engine that offers a robust alternative to pandas, a popular data frame library. It utilizes rust-written code and vectorized columnar processing for unparalleled parallelism and high performance. The tool is accessible to those familiar with data wrangling and offers an intuitive interface. Pollers remains open-source and invites contributions from a dynamic developer community.

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