Exploring the labyrinth of Data Science, Machine Learning, and MLOps one delve at a time.https://www.datadelver.com/ chase@datadelver.com (Chase Greco)https://github.com/DataDelver/datadelver.github.ioen Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:19:34 -0000 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:19:34 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.19.1.dev23 https://www.datadelver.com/assets/images/favicon/pickaxe.png https://www.datadelver.com/ Chase Greco ML Engineering Modern ML Microservices Series Tutorial Greetings data delvers! It has been a while since we last delved into modern ML microservices. In part nine of this series we looked at optimizing our docker container setup. Since then, AI of course has become a much more prominent tool in the software engineering space. While there has been much commentary about how... https://www.datadelver.com/2026/07/11/improving-devx-with-ai.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:04:33 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2026/07/11/improving-devx-with-ai.html Chase Greco AI Tools Tutorial Hello data delvers! It's been some time but I'm back with more delves! In the time since my previous delve the landscape for local llm development has already shifted quite a bit so I want to come back with a refreshed setup guide! https://www.datadelver.com/2026/06/22/a-local-claude-code-redux.html Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:11:34 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2026/06/22/a-local-claude-code-redux.html Chase Greco AI Tools Tutorial Hello data delvers! Though I am cautiously skeptical of the hype around AI, one area that I have seen my own productivity increase is by leveraging AI as a pair programmer. Up until this point, I have primarily relied on Github Copilot as my AI assistant. However, I recently gave Claude Code a try at work and was... https://www.datadelver.com/2026/02/22/a-local-claude-code.html Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:08:27 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2026/02/22/a-local-claude-code.html Chase Greco Meta Opinion Happy 2026 data delvers! As we enter a new year I wanted to take some time to reflect on the past year, share some thoughts about how I think it went, and shed some light on my goals for 2026! https://www.datadelver.com/2026/01/24/a-look-back-at-2025.html Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:30:46 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2026/01/24/a-look-back-at-2025.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Modern ML Microservices Series Tutorial Greetings data delvers! In part eight of this series we deployed our first multi-service system. In this part, we examine more deeply how we are deploying our services with Docker and look for opportunities to make our deployment more optimized and secure. https://www.datadelver.com/2025/12/07/docker-container-optimization.html Sun, 07 Dec 2025 21:35:52 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/12/07/docker-container-optimization.html Chase Greco Data Science Opinion A Challenge "What are the biggest challenges you've faced when integrating AI into your work?" Greetings data delvers! I had the opportunity to serve on a multi-disciplinary panel recently where I was asked that very question. At the time, my answer focused on immediate challenges with data quality and access to... https://www.datadelver.com/2025/11/30/the-challenges-of-ai-in-industry.html Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:19:21 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/11/30/the-challenges-of-ai-in-industry.html Chase Greco Data Science Opinion Oops Hello data delvers! I recently had the opportunity to give a guest lecture at my Alma Mater to students about the differences between practicing data science in academia vs industry. It was a lively discussion and I wanted to capture some of my thoughts as I think they could be particularly useful to individuals... https://www.datadelver.com/2025/10/07/an-industry-perspective.html Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:39:51 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/10/07/an-industry-perspective.html Chase Greco Fun Software Engineering Tools Full Screen Applications on the Raspberry Pi, Why so Hard AGAIN? Hello data delvers! I recently revisited my Raspberry Pi after a long hiatus. As part of this I made sure to update all the packages and OS to the latest version. If you've read my previous Raspberry Pi delve, you'll know that being able to make... https://www.datadelver.com/2025/09/14/the-quest-for-a-full-screen-raspberry-pi-application-part-2.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:05:55 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/09/14/the-quest-for-a-full-screen-raspberry-pi-application-part-2.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Modern ML Microservices Series Tutorial Machine Learning Services as a System Greetings data delvers! In part seven of this series we finally deployed a model! For this part we'll examine how to utilize our model as part of a larger microservice ecosystem! https://www.datadelver.com/2025/08/17/the-orchestrator-service.html Sun, 17 Aug 2025 20:16:13 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/08/17/the-orchestrator-service.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Opinion Resource A New Chapter Hello data delvers! I recently successfully wrapped up a journey to find a new job! Along the way, I had the opportunity to interview at several different companies, experience many different styles of interviews, and explore different types of roles. For this delve, I intend to distill some thoughts... https://www.datadelver.com/2025/07/20/reflections-on-a-job-quest.html Sun, 20 Jul 2025 18:49:31 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/07/20/reflections-on-a-job-quest.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Modern ML Microservices Series Tutorial Reset and Rescope Hello data delvers! In part six of this series we containerized our application, making it portable and easy to deploy. For this part we will take a step back. Introduce machine learning (finally!), and explore how we can begin to incorporate machine learning models into our microservice ecosystem! https://www.datadelver.com/2025/06/01/model-tracking-and-apis-with-mlflow.html Mon, 02 Jun 2025 02:29:01 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/06/01/model-tracking-and-apis-with-mlflow.html Chase Greco Modern ML Microservices Series Software Engineering Tutorial ML Microservices, Deployment through Docker Hello data delvers! In part five of this series we added automated tests to our application to make it easier to catch bugs. In this part we'll cover packaging and deploying the app! https://www.datadelver.com/2025/05/04/containerization.html Sun, 04 May 2025 22:59:07 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/05/04/containerization.html Chase Greco Modern ML Microservices Series Software Engineering Tutorial ML Microservices, Keep Calm and Run Your Tests Hello data delvers! In part four of this series we refactored our application to include a configuration file to make it easy to switch configuration values per development environment. In this part we'll cover a critical element to building scalable systems: Testing. https://www.datadelver.com/2025/04/13/testing.html Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:40:13 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/04/13/testing.html Chase Greco Modern ML Microservices Series Software Engineering Tutorial ML Microservices, The Great Env-scape Hello data delvers! In part three of this series we refactored our application into three separate layers, allowing us to better separate concerns within our codebase. However, if we examine certain parts of our code we can still observe some brittleness: https://www.datadelver.com/2025/03/25/configuration.html Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:52:35 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/03/25/configuration.html Chase Greco Meta Tools From one Static Site to Another Greetings data delvers! The sharper-eyed among you may have noticed that the website looks a little bit different now. No you aren't seeing things. I recently completely changed the backend of the site from Jekyll to Material for MkDocs. The process was overall pretty smooth but had... https://www.datadelver.com/2025/03/15/migrating-from-jekyll-to-material-for-mkdocs.html Sat, 15 Mar 2025 19:56:12 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2025/03/15/migrating-from-jekyll-to-material-for-mkdocs.html Chase Greco Meta Entering the Labyrinth Welcome to my blog data delver! I'm so glad you found your way here! If you're like me, when you first started out with data science and machine learning, you may have been feeling overwhelmed. With so many different concepts to learn it may have seemed as if there was an insurmountable... https://www.datadelver.com/2023/11/06/hello-labyrinth-world.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:36:29 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2023/11/06/hello-labyrinth-world.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Opinion When Good Intentions go Awry At many points in my career I have come across the topic of deploying code related to machine learning models in the form of Jupyter Notebooks. Often, the push towards this idea comes from a place of good intentions, of speeding up the the model deployment process or enabling better access... https://www.datadelver.com/2023/12/10/the-hidden-danger-of-notebooks-in-production.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:36:29 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2023/12/10/the-hidden-danger-of-notebooks-in-production.html Chase Greco Data Science ML Engineering Resource My Go To List of Machine Learning & Data Science Resources I have often been asked what resources I recommend for those looking to get into machine learning, whether you want to be a data scientist or ml engineer. In this delve I'll cover my go to list of resources I continue to rely on whenever I need to refresh my... https://www.datadelver.com/2023/12/23/my-recommended-machine-learning-data-science-resources.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:36:29 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2023/12/23/my-recommended-machine-learning-data-science-resources.html Chase Greco Fun Software Engineering Tools *nix the Workhorse of MLOps Welcome to 2024 data delvers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season! As we enter into the new year I'd like wanted to take some time to talk about things that make my day to day as a developer fun! As I hope to get into in future delves, for many reasons I prefer a \nix (Unix or Linux)... https://www.datadelver.com/2024/01/28/fun-linux-utilities.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:36:29 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2024/01/28/fun-linux-utilities.html Chase Greco ML Engineering Opinion Who am I? Hello data delvers! I hope your year is off to a good start! For this delve I wanted to cover a question that I get asked often, especially whenever I meet someone new, the dialog usually goes something like this: https://www.datadelver.com/2024/04/27/coming-to-an-enterprise-near-you.html Mon, 10 Mar 2025 01:36:29 +0000 DataDelverhttps://www.datadelver.com/2024/04/27/coming-to-an-enterprise-near-you.html