by Tim Gray | Jan 19, 2018 | CloudBI |
The impending doom of python2 will shortly be upon us (for a dramatic countdown check out the Python clock), so it is time to update our python scripts to Python 3 (3.6 hopefully). Here are a few of the things that made this easier for me over here at OptimalBI....
by Brent Adcock | Nov 23, 2017 | CloudBI, Microsoft |
So in a previous post I outlined a large collection of the free stuff that Microsoft gives you when you sign up to Azure. So enough talking lets get our feet wet.. The pull tab to get us started is located at https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ where...
by Tim Gray | Nov 21, 2017 | CloudBI, Data Integration |
Dealing with times can be quite annoying in programming, but not as annoying as dealing with timezones. Throw in a sprinkling of Daylight Savings Time and you have a good recipe for headaches. This headache can be very relevant if you are a cloud programmer. Cloud...
by Tim Gray | Nov 2, 2017 | CloudBI, Data Integration |
At OptimalBI us developers have the choice of a number of programming languages. Which always leaves some questions about which language to use for a given situation, most of the time it’s about picking the right tool for the right job. So here are a couple of...
by Scott Willan | Oct 26, 2017 | Open Source |
When learning Git for the first time, all the terminology can get confusing pretty quickly. Thankfully, not all of it is necessary in order to have a solid understanding of Git. There is this 80/20 relationship when it comes to git, you only need to know 20% of Git,...