After 20 years building data pipelines across multiple languages—Java, Scala, Go, Python—I’ve watched Python evolve from a scripting language to the undisputed standard for data engineering. This article explores why Python became the lingua franca of data pipelines and shares production patterns for building enterprise-grade systems. 1. The Evolution: From Java to Python In 2005, […]
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The Python Renaissance: Why 2025 Is the Year Everything Changed for Data Engineers
🎓 AUTHORITY NOTE This analysis draws from 20+ years of Python experience in enterprise data engineering, covering production deployments at scale across multiple Fortune 500 companies. Executive Summary Something remarkable happened in the Python ecosystem over the past year. After decades of incremental improvements, we’ve witnessed a fundamental shift in how data engineers approach their […]
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