Matt Arderne

This is a comparison of dbt (SQL) and Drizzle (TS) as an infra choice for Data Analysis.

Update (2026-02-18): Anthropic published Advanced Tool Use which formalises three patterns for scaling tool use: (1) a Tool Search Tool for dynamic discovery via defer_loading instead of loading all tools upfront, (2) Programmatic Tool Calling where the m…

The beauty of ideas is that they cannot die.

* * * Enterprise data systems can often be quite distinct from their smaller startup cousins.

Seeking flow state on the foil in the first week of September, a reflection on the pursuit of an open-faced wave.

Rich with historical trivia, linking to great practical insights, and sublime section headings.

Foils are pretty easy to ignore, ask me.

These get posted at groupby1.substack.com first and posted here as a backup.

I’ve been asked frequently enough about making a transition into the Data Analytics space, aka my day job, that I thought it would be useful to combine my thoughts into a coherent post.

Welcome to my third post, one I have wanted to write from the beginning.