Originally published in 1926, 'The Sun Also Rises' is Ernest Hemingway’s first novel and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. The novel follows a group of young American and British expatriates as they wander through Europe in the mid-1920s, capturing the moods, feelings, and attitudes of the cynical and disillusioned Lost Generation. The story centers around Jake Barnes, a World War I veteran and journalist, and Lady Brett Ashley, as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain. The novel portrays an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions, reflecting the existential disillusionment characteristic of the Lost Generation[2][3][4].
In this episode of Product by Design, Kyle chats with Sandy Ryza, lead engineer on the Dagster project, author, and thought leader in data engineering. Sandy shares his journey through the world of data—from building big data tools at Cloudera to working as a data scientist, product manager, and engineer—and how those experiences led him to help create Dagster, an open-source data orchestration platform.
We discuss:
- The evolution of data engineering and the growing complexity of modern data pipelines.
- The role of AI and unstructured data in shaping the future of data platforms.
- How organizations should think about data platforms to avoid costly rework.
- Best practices for managing data complexity using software engineering principles.
- The future of open-source tools in data infrastructure and the push toward interoperability.
Sandy Ryza
Sandy is a lead engineer, author, and thought leader in the domain of data engineering. Sandy co-wrote “Advanced Analytics with PySpark” and “Advanced Analytics with Spark”. He led ML and data science teams at Cloudera, Remix, Clover Health, and KeepTruckin.
Sandy is currently the lead engineer on the Dagster project, an open-source data orchestration platform used in MLOps, data science, IOT and analytics. Sandy is a regular speaker at data engineering and ML conferences.
Links from the Show:
Twitter: @s_RYZ
Dagster: dagster.io
Book: Advanced Analytics with Spark – O'Reilly
Podcast Recommendation: Empire (British Empire & Ottoman Empire history)
Books Sandy is Reading: The Shortest History of India, The Sun Also Rises, Werner Herzog’s Autobiography
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