Laura Peterson
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Context Engineering: The Skill That’s Making Prompt Engineering Look Like a Warmup
The article discusses the shift from prompt engineering to context engineering in AI workflows. While prompt…
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Reflections on Tableau Conference 2026
My reflections on Tableau Conference 2026 — held May 5–7 in San Diego — covering the…
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What Crochet Taught Me About Data Analysis
A few months ago, I picked up a crochet hook for the first time. Not because…
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Databricks Lakeflow Designer Is Kind of a Big Deal
I don’t throw around “gamechanger” lightly — but after a few weeks with Databricks Lakeflow Designer,…
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I Finally Made a Personal GitHub — Here’s How I Got Started
I’ve been meaning to set up a personal GitHub for ages. As a data person, it…
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Tableau REST API: Examples That Actually Made Sense to Me
I’d been avoiding the Tableau REST API for a while — the docs felt overwhelming. But…
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Cracking SQL GROUPING: GROUP BY, GROUPING SETS, ROLLUP & CUBE (The Friendly Guide I Wish I Had)
While studying for the Databricks Data Analyst Associate certification, I hit a bit of a wall…
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Polygon Dashboards in Tableau: Then and Now—from 2017 Pop Art to Today
In 2017, the author introduced the Polygon mark type in Tableau for creative data visualization. This…
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