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One of the most insightful articles I've read in a long while!

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Thanks for sharing this analysis Matt! All that buzz about no-code tools making software engineers obsolete (that never happened) seems to be making sense in the context of data engineers.

I also quite like how assertive you are in saying that most businesses don't need data engineers -- indeed, they just need to invest in purpose-built tools. That said, most businesses are also very skeptical about investing in a set of tools they don't fully understand and don't have in-house resources to manage. Would love to know your thoughts on that!

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Matt, I think you’re spot on with this article. I am also an industrial engineer who transitioned into this role: Data Engineers: Solutions oriented engineers, Data. I think the ability to help organizations achieve business outcomes and optimize processes will be critical for data people to excel at in the next few decades.

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