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Paddy AltoninApolitical EngineeringData Modelling for Startups (Part III)This is the final article in a three-part series.May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Paddy AltoninApolitical EngineeringData Modelling for Startups (Part II)This is the second article in a three-part series.May 15, 20231May 15, 20231
Paddy AltoninApolitical EngineeringData Modelling for Startups (Part I)This is the first article in a three-part series.May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Paddy AltoninApolitical EngineeringCode reviews at ApoliticalAt Apolitical we recently spent some time trying to codify ‘the way we do things’. Out of those discussions have come various sets of…Dec 9, 20221Dec 9, 20221