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Re:The four pillars of data observability: metrics, metadata... by ctxc on Sunday August 14, 2022 @01:26PM (#32461080)
Hi OP! It would be nice to have some examples to go with the article. Some set of minimum data and sample "lineage" etc.

This has broadened my perception of data though, I never linked this with the good old thermodynamic principles.

Re:The four pillars of data observability: metrics, metadata... by kzh_ on Sunday August 14, 2022 @01:40PM (#32461213)
Thanks for reading! Including examples is a great point, because otherwise the article can be kind of abstract, especially because each person has a different mental model of data. I'll add some later on.

Maybe thermodynamics is a hammer that makes all things seem like nails, but the connections pop up all over the place. Entropy is another highly applicable concept to data systems.