Jacques ShamImproving the Scotch Whisky Recommendation Application4 years ago, I posted an article on my Scotch Whisky Application (article link) that use machine learning techniques to recommend Scotch…Aug 7Aug 7
Jacques ShamThe Reward Came at the End of the YearThe first half of 2023 was not an easy time for me as I was laid off from my previous company. Luckily, I was able to receive a job offer…May 22May 22
Jacques ShaminLevel Up CodingSkewed Data on a ScatterplotContinuing the discussion on skewed data after the previous article of Skewed Data on a Bar Chart, it is more common to encounter skewed…Apr 25Apr 25
Jacques ShamRest for the Long JourneySince COVID started, I have not been back to Hong Kong to visit my family and I have not been to Japan for 10 years, or Tokyo for 27 years…Apr 10Apr 10
Jacques ShaminLevel Up CodingUsing Sankey Chart for Financial ReportsNot long ago, I saw this Reddit post generated a Sankey chart on visualizing the 2022 Income statement of Google’s parent company, Alphabet…Mar 27Mar 27
Jacques ShamThe “Power” of GermanyWhen I flew back from Prague to San Francisco on my first business trip to Prague when I was working at GoodData, my flight from Prague to…Mar 13Mar 13
Jacques ShamA Better Way to Display Skewed Data on a Bar ChartThe Bar Chart is a very great visualization to show the distribution of several categorized data. It is easy to generate, read, and…Feb 28Feb 28
Jacques ShamDoes Contributing to 401(k) Bring Down Your Future Tax Bracket if You are a Techie who Lives in San…One of my New Year’s plans is to review my financial strategy for 2024 budgets and long-term investments. One of the questions raised when…Feb 141Feb 141
Jacques ShaminLevel Up CodingWhy dbt Make Sense for ELT?In my other article, ETL vs ELT for Analytics Backend, I mentioned dbt is a popular has become more popular because dbt is very easy to…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Jacques ShamETL vs ELT for Analytics BackendEven if you are not a data engineer, you may notice ETL and ELT are not the same thing. However, you might not be able to tell the…Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023