<p>The 2026 Practical Data Community State of Data Engineering dropped this week. It&#39;s full of some obvious and very counterintuitive information about the state of data engineers around the globe, in all sizes and types of organizations. Check it out!</p><p>Also, I talk about the book writing process, where I messed up on this latest book, it&#39;s progress toward publication, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Survey: https://joereis.github.io/practical_data_data_eng_survey</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------</p><p>This episode is brought to you by Ellie.ai</p><p>Ellie makes data modeling as easy as sketching on a whiteboard—so even business stakeholders can contribute effortlessly. By skipping redraws, rework, and forgotten context, and by keeping all dependencies in sync, teams report saving up to 78% of modeling time.</p><p>Check out Ellie: https://ellie.ai/</p>