Welcome to Colorkrew Biz Developer Camp
Hi, I’m Alessandro. The Colorkrew Biz team recently went on a company camp at the Enoshima Beach House to make up for the disruptions caused by COVID-19. While the team had done well with remote work, the employer knew that in-person interactions and team bonding were important. We spent two days in a dreamy Beach House in the stunning Enoshima, partying and enjoying yourselves with our teammates....All You Need to Know about Lazy Evaluation in Spark
Few would disagree that the word “lazy” has a negative connotation. We usually describe someone who is not willing to work hard as lazy. However, not all laziness is undesirable, and sometimes we prefer laziness to diligence, especially in the computer science world. One example is lazy evaluation. Today, we will closely inspect why lazy evaluation is essential to Spark’s high performance and how lazy evaluation works in Spark....Parquet Files: Smaller and Faster than CSV
If you have been in the world of big data long enough, you probably have heard about Parquet files. You might even have used it while thinking to yourself: “why can’t we just use CSV files?” Today, I will debunk the mystery of Parquet files and explain why a growing number of data scientists prefer Parquet files to CSV files....Actions, Narrow Transformations, and Wide Transformations
Hi! My name is Ziyu Chen. I am a full-stack engineer at Colorkrew. I love learning and writing about data engineering. Today, I would like to discuss transformations and actions in Spark. Of course, you can dive into the world of Spark and perform ETL processes without knowing how they differ from each other....Dependency Injection with Laravel
Dependency Injection - With Laravel Dependency injection is a commonly used design pattern in object oriented programming. Through some pre-established conventions, we are able to manage the creation of our dependencies more easily. We can declare, replace, or even mock the dependencies as needed without the need to change the code that relies on the dependency....The Power of TypeScript Types
Any frontend developer knows the frustration of seeing the infamous “is not a function” message pop up. It reminds you that, even though your code might achieve your goal, you will not be able to assure its consistency or reliability. Without strict typing there is no stopping tiny slip-ups due to a lack of coffee - or sleep, depending on your dedication....A Performance of the Man Who Never Fails: The Story of a Big Project Completion
Hello! I’m Da-hara from the branding project. I’m delivering you the latest interview article first time in a while! This month, one big project came to its completion. The project was rewarded in the Award presentation, where the company praises successful outcomes of the previous period. We had an interview with Mr....