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Chuck Data makes it possible for data engineers to embrace “vibe coding,” so they can use natural language prompts to delegate these manual coding tasks to an autonomous AI assistant.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2025 /CNW/ -- Data + AI Summit — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced the upcoming Preview of Lakeflow Designer. This new no-code ETL capability lets non ...

Most data journalists would agree that coding has become a core component of good data journalism. But disagreement persists over which programming language is best. Is it R or Python?

For example, you can change the syntax color scheme to Spyder/Dark after visiting Editor. Using # to note the information about sections of code will help you recall what you have done. Also, ...

I tried using ChatGPT to help with a common coding issue when working on CRM applications and merging customer data sources. I asked ChatGPT, “Given two lists of names, write Python code to find ...