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John Raines

John Raines

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May 2, 2024

Three Things Not to Ask in a Coding Interview

Avoid asking these questions as a candidate, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll seem a bit wiser.

Three Things Not to Ask in a Coding Interview

John Raines

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Sep 5, 2023

Level Up in Python with Dependency Inversion and Entry Points

Because third party libraries should help your code, not break it.

Level Up in Python with Dependency Inversion and Entry Points

John Raines

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Aug 4, 2023

Stop Training Models in DEV. Train Them in LAB.

Congratulations, ML professionals of all kinds, you’re using more than one environment for model training. Now, level up!

Stop Training Models in DEV. Train Them in LAB.

John Raines

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Dec 10, 2022

Write a Lightweight Route Decorator in Python

If you’ve used an API framework or two (I love Flask), then you’ve seen this strategy at work. What you might not realize is that it’s…

Write a Lightweight Route Decorator in Python

John Raines

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Dec 3, 2022

A Refactoring-Coding-Challenge Checklist

The Challenges of the Challenges

A Refactoring-Coding-Challenge Checklist

John Raines

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Mar 7, 2022

Be an Engineer, not a Frameworker

Time to level up.

Be an Engineer, not a Frameworker

John Raines

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Feb 23, 2022

Python for Less-Terrible Secret-sharing

“I’ll just paste this into the chat and then delete it.”

Python for Less-Terrible Secret-sharing

John Raines

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Jan 27, 2022

Modular Data Retrieval, an Architecture

How to architect your data stack for rapid, governable, iterative data set creation

Modular Data Retrieval, an Architecture

John Raines

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Jan 27, 2022

Modular Data Retrieval (for Machine Learning, et al.), an Introduction

Grasp this key concept for feature stores and data virtualization platforms

Modular Data Retrieval (for Machine Learning, et al.), an Introduction

John Raines

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Oct 18, 2021

Write a Better config.py

Your app deserves it. The world deserves it.

Write a Better config.py

John Raines

John Raines

For money, I’m a software engineer who primarily works in machine learning platform design. For free, I read fantasy novels and raise children (my own).

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