Sameer Shukla

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Sr. Software Engineer at Leading Financial Institution

Irving, US

Joined Aug 2021

About

Sameer Shukla is a technology enthusiast, he is currently working as a Lead Software Engineer. Sameer's current expertise/interests are Functional Programming, Data Quality, Data Governance, Enterprise Information Management, analytics, cloud computing, microservices, NoSQL, SQL, Big Data.

Education

Education

Bangalore University · Master of Computer Applications

Masters

Jul 2001 - Jul 2004

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Renaming Columns in PySpark: withColumnRenamed vs toDF

Learn why toDF() outperforms withColumnRenamed in PySpark. Compare their impact on Spark’s DAG, performance, and readability for large-scale pipelines.

October 27, 2025

· 1,512 Views · 1 Like

How to Simplify Complex Conditions With Python's Match Statement

Learn the benefits of pattern matching, how it can simplify your code, and examples of improvement techniques and pattern guards.

October 15, 2024

· 4,048 Views · 2 Likes

Functional Programming Principles Powering Python’s itertools Module

Explore concepts like higher-order functions, currying, and lazy evaluation that can help Python developers make better use of the itertools functions.

October 7, 2024

· 6,109 Views · 4 Likes

Python Function Pipelines: Streamlining Data Processing

Function pipelines allow seamless execution of multiple functions in a sequential manner, where the output of one function serves as the input to the next.

February 19, 2024

· 9,140 Views · 8 Likes

Understanding Python's dataclass Decorator

This tutorial explores the advantages, usage, ordering, immutability, and default value of Python's dataclass decorator.

January 29, 2024

· 15,404 Views · 4 Likes

Demystifying Basics of Async/Await in Python

In this article learn more about async/await functions and how to use these functions in Python code.

January 14, 2024

· 4,362 Views · 2 Likes

Enums in Python

Here, learn how enums in Python provide a clear and expressive way to represent fixed sets of values, enhance code readability, prevent bugs, and more!

January 10, 2024

· 2,500 Views · 2 Likes

Exploring TakeWhile and DropWhile Functions in Java

The article explains the working of takeWhile and dropWhile functions in Java with examples.

January 3, 2024

· 8,187 Views · 2 Likes

Enumerate and Zip in Python

Want to learn about Python? Let's explore how `enumerate` and `zip` can simplify coding by helping you manipulate data in lists.

January 3, 2024

· 3,898 Views · 2 Likes

Efficient String Formatting With Python f-Strings

f-string simplifies string formatting, which provides a concise and readable way to embed expressions inside string literals.

January 2, 2024

· 6,114 Views · 2 Likes

Exploring Java Stream API's peek Method

In this article, learn more about the peek method, a powerful and often underutilized feature in the Java Stream API.

January 2, 2024

· 6,618 Views · 2 Likes

Enhancing Code Clarity With Python Namedtuples

Learn how to create, de-structure, and optimize memory usage for cleaner, more readable code. Explore practical examples and best practices.

December 31, 2023

· 5,518 Views · 5 Likes

Python Context Managers Simplified

This article explores Python context managers, including examples, advantages, and common use cases.

December 29, 2023

· 4,410 Views · 2 Likes

Mastering JSON Serialization With Pydantic

'Mastering JSON Serialization with Pydantic' guides you to seamlessly transform data between Python objects and JSON representations.

December 14, 2023

· 15,650 Views · 5 Likes

Exploring Python Generators

The article explains the essence of generators, and their key aspects, and discovers ideal use cases that can transform your code efficiency. Dive into the world of iteration, laziness, and memory efficiency with this insightful guide.

December 14, 2023

· 4,096 Views · 6 Likes

Functional Approach To String Manipulation in Java

This article delves into a few methods within the String class that enable processing to be conducted in a functional programming manner.

December 11, 2023

· 10,901 Views · 8 Likes

Implement Testcontainers GCloud Module With Spring Boot for Writing Integration Tests

This article explains how to write integration tests using the Testcontainers GCloud module for the Spanner database using Spring Boot.

August 31, 2022

· 8,375 Views · 1 Like

What Is Pydantic?

Pydantic can be used with any Python-based framework and it supports native JSON encoding and decoding as well. Here, learn how simple it is to adopt Pydantic.

August 15, 2022

· 26,613 Views · 6 Likes

Data Analysis Using Google Cloud Data Studio

In this tutorial, take an in-depth look at Google Cloud Data Studio, a tool for transforming data into useful reports and data dashboards.

April 27, 2022

· 7,424 Views · 2 Likes

Must-Know Python Libraries

This article explains the must-know Python libraries which are useful for debugging, creating fake data, and for serialization and deserialization purposes.

March 3, 2022

· 9,148 Views · 5 Likes

Apache Beam Working With Files

The article explains how to read, write data to and from the file in Apache Beam with a pipeline where the ‘Employees.csv’ file be read/filtered/write to a new file.

February 16, 2022

· 8,778 Views · 3 Likes

SimpleHTTPOperator in Apache Airflow

This tutorial covers how to call a REST service using SimpleHTTPOperator, the configuration of http_conn_id through Airflow UI, and the output of DAG execution.

February 1, 2022

· 22,046 Views · 4 Likes

Inspecting Cloud Composer - Apache Airflow

In this article, we will learn what Cloud Composer is in GCP and how can we set it up. We will also highlight some critical insights about the Cloud Composer.

January 11, 2022

· 5,927 Views · 3 Likes

Java: Migrating From Java 8 to Java 17

In this article, I will highlight some extremely important features available which can be learned and implemented quickly when migrating from directly Java 8 to Java 17.

December 12, 2021

· 40,328 Views · 41 Likes

Useful Decorators and Functions in Python's Functools

The most important functions from the Functools module of Python are total ordering, reduce, and partial. Here's how they work and why they're so important.

October 11, 2021

· 7,004 Views · 8 Likes

Microservices Patterns: Sidecar

Learn about Microservice architecture and single responsibility principle, know more on how to achieve it using sidecars.

October 4, 2021

· 16,881 Views · 19 Likes

Comments

Java: Migrating From Java 8 to Java 17

Jan 01, 2022 · Sameer Shukla

Thank You so much

Java: Migrating From Java 8 to Java 17

Dec 16, 2021 · Sameer Shukla

That's correct. Thanks for pointing it out.