Data Engineering Resources

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

· 3,280 Views · 1 Like

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

· 2,647 Views · 1 Like

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

· 3,359 Views · 1 Like

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 Dr. Ramya vani Rayala

· 2,327 Views · 2 Likes

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

· 3,146 Views · 1 Like

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

· 1,537 Views · 1 Like

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

· 1,154 Views · 1 Like

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

· 1,722 Views · 1 Like

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

· 3,537 Views · 3 Likes

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

· 2,440 Views · 2 Likes

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

· 3,315 Views · 2 Likes

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

· 2,507 Views · 2 Likes

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

· 4,229 Views · 1 Like

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

· 2,772 Views · 2 Likes

Lambda-Driven API Design: Building Composable Node.js Endpoints With Functional Primitives

Lambda handlers are just functions that normalize once, wrap cross-cutting concerns as higher-order functions, and keep business logic clean.

May 19, 2026

by Bhanu Sekhar Guttikonda

CORE

· 4,016 Views · 5 Likes

Run Gemma 4 on Your Laptop: A Hands-On Guide to Google's Latest Open Multimodal LLM

Gemma 4 — architecture deep-dive, thinking mode, function calling, audio + image input, and a small project — no cloud, no API keys.

May 19, 2026

by Jubin Soni, FBCS

CORE

· 5,466 Views · 3 Likes

The Vector Database Lie

Most teams don’t need vector databases. PostgreSQL + pgvector handles the majority of AI workloads with less complexity, lower cost, and comparable performance.

May 19, 2026

by David Taiwo Balogun

· 1,642 Views · 4 Likes