Analytics•10 min read
Babylonians Footprint in the History of Mathematics
The Babylonians developed a sophisticated numerical system that laid the groundwork for many mathematical concepts still in use today.
Linas Kapočius
April 14, 2025
Data Engineering•5 min read
How Data Warehouses Were Created?
In short, because Spreadsheets Spiraled Outta Control
Linas Kapočius
April 13, 2025
Machine Learning•5 min read
Guide to AI Agents with Google’s ADK
Ever catch yourself wishing your computer could just… do the boring stuff for you? Like check your emails, update a spreadsheet, or remind you of meetings before they sneak up on you again?
Linas Kapočius
April 9, 2025
Data Engineering•5 min read
Kafka Basics and ZooKeeper vs KRaft
Let’s walk through the basics: what Kafka is, how its core pieces fit together, and what this whole "ZooKeeper vs KRaft" thing means. No deep dives into distributed systems theory required. Just enough to give you a solid foundation, especially if you’re a developer still getting your feet wet with backend architecture.
Linas Kapočius
April 8, 2025
Analytics•7 min read
Origin of Mathematics (Egyptians)
Egyptian math wasn’t abstract. It was deeply connected to daily life—baking bread, building monuments, appeasing gods, paying taxes. And in solving those very real problems, they laid the foundations for ideas we’re still using today.
Linas Kapočius
April 7, 2025
Analytics•3 min read
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Lies, Damned Lies, and... Wait, What Did That Chart Just Say?
Linas Kapočius
April 6, 2025
Machine Learning•3 min read
CUDA Natively on Python
NVIDIA has changed the game: CUDA finally supports native Python. No middle layers, no C++ detours—just Python, speaking directly to CUDA.
Linas Kapočius
April 3, 2025
Cloud Architecture•2 min read
Google Cloud Developer & Innovators Programs: Free Learning Credits Every Month!
Recent discovery: Google Cloud has its own Developer and Innovators programs!
Linas Kapočius
February 24, 2025
Data Engineering•5 min read
Data Engineering Excellence: From 42 Minutes to 5 Seconds
A comprehensive guide to optimizing data ingestion and processing
Linas Kapočius
February 10, 2025
Best Practices•5 min read
Avoid using online tools that shows differences between text files!
While these tools seem quick and easy, they come with a significant risk—your data could be stored, shared, or even misused without your knowledge. This can be especially risky when dealing with sensitive data or confidential files.
Linas Kapočius
February 3, 2025
Best Practices•3 min read
Git Start for All Levels: from Begginer to Advanced
This post will be about how to start using git. Also, I will add some 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 for 𝗺𝗶𝗱/𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 folks too and it will be marked with double asterisk (*). if it overwhelms you feel free to skip those parts, so let's go!
Linas Kapočius
January 14, 2025
Best Practices•5 min read
Undoing Changes in Git
For me, one of the most confusing git related topics was about git reset, revert, cherry-pick or even amend commands! It was really hard to grasp when to use which and why, so this guide will be all about that.
Linas Kapočius
January 7, 2025
Best Practices•5 min read
Leetcode runtime analysis is not always so great on real-time cases
For some time I have been solving some SQL, Python and Java questions on LeetCode. However, some problems do not worth time posting but this case seems to be different. I guarantee that after this posts you will know why Leetcode runtime analysis is not always so great on real-time cases.
Linas Kapočius
December 30, 2024
Best Practices•2 min read
The Stupid Content Tracker
(Almost) every programmer ends up using this so-called "stupid content tracker." aka Git.
Linas Kapočius
December 3, 2024
Best Practices•5 min read
Git rebase vs merge vs rerere
Have you ever heard about rerere? Do you know what is the difference between rebase and merge ? Don't worry I will try to answer those questions!
Linas Kapočius
November 5, 2024
Best Practices•5 min read
Git: Switching Tasks Without Losing Work
You’re deep into developing a cool new feature, and suddenly, a big bug needs fixing right now in the same repo. What can you do?
Linas Kapočius
November 5, 2024
Best Practices•1 min read
Git Worktrees
Ever wanted to work on multiple branches within the same project without constantly switching? Then checkout below!
Linas Kapočius
October 22, 2024
Best Practices•3 min read
Git Most Wildly Accepted Bad Pattern
One common misconception when working with Git is that you need to run git add ., commit, and push after every single atomic change.
Linas Kapočius
October 15, 2024
Best Practices•5 min read
Collaboration Over Version Control
Ever wondered how programmers store and collaborate without having to send files back and forth? That’s where GitHub, GitLab, and many more come into play! These platforms allow developers to store code online, work together on projects, and keep track of every change.
Linas Kapočius
October 1, 2024
Analytics•5 min read
From Chemistry to Data Engineering: What Manufacturing Taught Me About the Value of Metrics
There are two kinds of “data” in decision-making — gut feelings and measurable facts
Linas Kapočius
April 9, 2024
Best Practices•3 min read
Keep Track of Your Files Versions
If you work with text files, then Git is absolutely for you!
Linas Kapočius
April 1, 2024
Analytics•3 min read
Excel or Google Sheets might be holding you back!
Think of data as the treasure of our times. Handle it right, and it can fuel massive growth. Slip up, and it might cost you more than just time.
Linas Kapočius
March 31, 2024