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What in the world is LOE? Level of effort?

TLDR; No real update, just that search activity has grown between Canadian and US Navy and Coast Guard.

Let me preface this by saying the impact of social media is very personal and ymmv. With that said, transitioning my usage from general platforms such as Twitter and Facebook to those that target a specific usage has improved my mental health.

For example, no longer am I on r/golf as I’ve switched to https://www.golfwrx.com, I’ve replaced Instagram with shared albums to those that I’m close with, and I’ve spent more time reading blogs and responding to newsletters than on news aggregators where discussion tends to fade away almost instantaneously - the irony, I know.

I’ll add a +1 to this.

I’d say the ability to understand a problem set and break it down into pieces is the most important skill for software engineers. You can have all the AI tools you want, but if you don’t truly understand what it is you are trying to solve, you will likely end up at an over-engineered solution that requires consistent iteration.

Would it be possible to get a Data Engineering community?

It’s terrifying that someone would build off suggestions from ChatGPT without verifying the packages they are installing.