Discover how styling transforms your dbt workflow—from smart naming and clean SQL formatting to dynamic Jinja, YAML clarity, and enforced standards with SQLFluff and dbt‑checkpoint. This guide turns pipelines into readable, maintainable stories that boost onboarding and trust.
Sanjay
Founder of dbtengineer.com and passionate about data and analytics engineering. I'm a Sydney-based consultant helping businesses build data-driven solutions and uncover insights that drive impact.
Posts by Sanjay
Discover dbt 1.10: lightning‑fast iteration with the new --sample flag, smarter batch hooks, snapshot hard‑delete tracking, SQL‑based freshness, Python 3.13 support, catalog parsing, and enhanced YAML/JSON validation—plus behavior flags to upgrade safely.
Learn how to seamlessly run your dbt Core project with Apache Airflow. We cover the different methods to setup, code repo, video tutorial for local dev, and best practices to help you orchestrate dbt runs using Airflow: the easiest way to modernize your data workflows.
Discover how to supercharge your dbt models using Jinja loops! This guide explores practical loop patterns for clean and DRY SQL transformations.
Struggling with "maximum recursion depth exceeded" in dbt macros? This article explains why it happens—usually due to missing or misused variables—and shows simple, beginner-friendly steps to fix it, ensuring your dbt projects run smoothly and error-free.
Learn how to standardise logging in dbt macros for clear, consistent CLI output. This guide shows you how to create a reusable logging macro, making debugging and tracking macro activity in your dbt projects easier and more efficient.
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