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Brian Newman

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Notes on data engineering, automation, and practical software.

A growing archive on Python engineering, ETL architecture, workflow orchestration, and the systems thinking behind lower-noise operations.

2026-04-14 5 min read

Engineer to Zero

The idea that keeps shaping how I build software: design systems that remove support work instead of quietly generating more of it.

  • automation
  • systems
  • internal-tools
  • engineering
2026-04-14 6 min read

My Python Data Stack in 2026

The stack I keep coming back to for data engineering, APIs, and full-stack work, and why I still like boring, dependable tools.

  • python
  • fastapi
  • databricks
  • dbt
  • prefect
  • react