PinnedJamie McLaughlinR vs Python: Why are we still talking about this?I was prompted to write this piece after engaging in Zach Wilson’s post on LinkedIn talking about the age-old R vs Python debate. I’m…Mar 7, 20231Mar 7, 20231
Jamie McLaughlinHow To Build A Data-Driven Culture: A Business Data Layering ApproachIn business, cultivating a data-driven culture is often cited as one of those things that we really, really want — but often nobody seems…Mar 29, 2023Mar 29, 2023
Jamie McLaughlinDo We Actually Need A Single Source Of Truth?Let me start by saying: Data warehouses are ace.Mar 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023
Jamie McLaughlinManaging the Data InterfaceOne of the main challenges in the data industry, in my experience, is generating an appropriate degree of communication among key…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Jamie McLaughlinInstalling R and the Tidyverse on Ubuntu 20.04Installing R should be a relatively quick and painless process with Ubuntu. While the standard repositories often offer older versions of…Jun 20, 20222Jun 20, 20222
Jamie McLaughlininTowards DevSimple Guide: Changing fonts in ggplot2 with extrafontIf you’re looking to switch out the default fonts in R, the extrafont package could be exactly what you’re after.Jan 18, 20222Jan 18, 20222
Jamie McLaughlinUsing Power BI with Custom SVG FilesPower BI is a data visualisation tool I work with a lot, largely due to its incredible ease of report production and deployment —…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Jamie McLaughlinUsing CloudyR with ShinyApps.io, Azure Key Vault and Azure SQL DatabaseA quick breakdown on how to use CloudyR to connect to key Azure servicesSep 9, 2021Sep 9, 2021