The Data Letter

The Data Letter

Earlier Work: Data and AI

Drivers of Inevitable Evolution

When Tactical Scripts Become Production Infrastructure

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Dec 07, 2025
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A Python script scheduled on cron, a hastily assembled Airflow DAG, or a notebook running overnight. These all begin their lives as expedient solutions to immediate problems. Within months, dozens of downstream systems depend on their output. Within a year, they will underpin executive dashboards and regulatory reporting. The pipeline that nobody planne…

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