Data Engineering Resources

Fact-Checking LLM Outputs Programmatically: Building a Verification Layer That Catches Hallucinations

LLMs confidently hallucinate plausible data and asking them to "be careful" doesn't fix it. The most effective safeguard is an automated verification layer.

May 21, 2026

by Raviteja Nekkalapu

· 1,722 Views

Dear Micromanager: Your Distrust Has a Job; It’s Just Not the One You’re Doing

Dear micromanager, your distrust has a job — it’s just not the one you’re doing; learn about the role of the Verification Architect.

May 21, 2026

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 2,638 Views

Your API Authentication Isn’t Broken; It’s Quietly Failing in These 6 Ways

API authentication rarely fails outright. It weakens over time due to gaps in validation, access control, internal trust, which become harder to detect as systems scale.

May 21, 2026

by Jay Goradia

· 1,653 Views · 1 Like

Production Database Migration or Modernization: A Comprehensive Planning Guide [Part 2]

A multi-part walkthrough of the essential components of planning and executing a successful production database migration for large-scale backend services.

May 21, 2026

by Alexander Komyagin

· 1,337 Views

From APIs to Actions: Rethinking Back-End Design for Agents

Traditional APIs were built for humans and deterministic clients. Agentic systems need action-driven, schema-first interfaces designed for reasoning, not just requests.

May 20, 2026

by Satyam Nikhra

· 2,889 Views

Stop Writing Dialect-Specific SQL: A Unified Query Builder for Node.js

Learn how sql-flex-query lets you write once, run anywhere — with full TypeScript support and zero runtime overhead. Support SQL queries for multiple databases

May 20, 2026

by Ashish Lohia

· 2,026 Views

Why SAP S/4HANA Landscape Design Impacts Cloud TCO More Than Compute Costs

SAP cloud TCO is driven more by landscape sprawl than by EC2 costs; optimize environments and use Terraform, S3, and EFS lifecycle policies to reduce costs.

May 20, 2026

by Deepika Paturu

· 2,867 Views

AI Agents in Java: Architecting Intelligent Health Data Systems

This article explores designing AI agents in Java for intelligent healthcare systems using event-driven architectures for secure, scalable data processing.

May 20, 2026

by Ramya vani Rayala

· 1,948 Views · 1 Like

No More Cheap Claude: 4 First Principles of Token Economics in 2026

The era of subsidies is over. Adjust your way of using models accordingly.

May 20, 2026

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 2,894 Views

Beyond Chatbots: How AI Is Rewriting Entire Business Models

In this article, we will be talking about how Artificial Intelligence is going far beyond chatbots and is actively rewriting entire business models across industries.

May 20, 2026

by Anita Shah

· 1,358 Views

Context Is the New Schema

Explains context engineering as a structured approach to managing AI context, drawing parallels to dimensional modeling to improve reliability and consistency.

May 20, 2026

by Sibanjan Das

· 932 Views

How AI Coding Assistants Are Changing Developer Flow

In this article, I want to share our team's experience in applying AI to accelerate development, covering both the benefits and risks.

May 20, 2026

by Mykhailo Kopyl

· 1,513 Views

Mocking Kafka for Local Spring Development

When you don't need a real Kafka cluster yet, a lightweight substitute can remove a lot of friction. Use a portable mock environment and wire it into your app.

May 19, 2026

by Roman Dubinin

· 3,259 Views · 1 Like

Ujorm3: A New Lightweight ORM for JavaBeans and Records

Learn about Ujorm3, a new lightweight Java ORM for JavaBeans and Records. Enjoy type-safe native SQL mapping, zero reflection, and high performance.

May 19, 2026

by Pavel Ponec

· 2,224 Views · 1 Like

Improving DAG Failure Detection in Airflow Using AI Techniques

A practical approach to enhancing DAG failure detection using AI to improve pipeline reliability and enable proactive intervention in large-scale data environments.

May 19, 2026

by Bruno Bocardo Guzoni

· 2,271 Views · 1 Like

Agentic Testing: Moving Quality From Checkpoint to Control Layer

Learn how agentic testing reshapes QA by adding governance, traceability, and accountability to AI-driven workflows, ensuring speed doesn’t compromise quality.

May 19, 2026

by Kailash Pathak

CORE

· 1,886 Views

S3 Vectors: How to Build a RAG Without a Vector Database

You don't need a vector database anymore. S3 Vectors gives you native vector storage + similarity search, serverless, at up to 90% less cost

May 19, 2026

by Jubin Soni, FBCS

CORE

· 1,586 Views

Key Takeaways From Integrating a RAG Application With LangSmith

Learn how to integrate LangSmith with a RAG application to trace workflows, debug issues, and analyze performance, token usage, and cost in real-world AI systems.

May 19, 2026

by Binoj Melath Nalinakshan Nair

CORE

· 2,545 Views · 1 Like