Future of Data
@futureofdata.bsky.social
Data strategist and consultant, 25 years of experience, Seattle, Washington
Slow and consistent change in progress.
Claude's new ability to work with Excel is the best I have seen so far
I have given it existing spreadsheets to work with and asked it to create new ones. Good use of formatting, formulas, etc.
It created all of this, including 406 formulas, from one prompt (& it would be solid work from my MBAs).
I have given it existing spreadsheets to work with and asked it to create new ones. Good use of formatting, formulas, etc.
It created all of this, including 406 formulas, from one prompt (& it would be solid work from my MBAs).
September 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Slow and consistent change in progress.
Small stepping stone in the journey to a code based approach. Soon these users will realize Excel is holding them back and the power of AI code generation will win.
Working with Python in Excel brings Python’s advanced analytics libraries, automation capabilities, data visualization tools and scalability to Excel.
Why Combine Python and Excel?
Working with Python in Excel brings Python’s advanced analytics libraries, automation capabilities, data visualization tools and scalability to Excel.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Small stepping stone in the journey to a code based approach. Soon these users will realize Excel is holding them back and the power of AI code generation will win.
Use the chrome translate feature to check out this great data visualization. Increasingly AI will help analysts produce data stories like this.
People tell me nobody wants to look at climate curves anymore, yet here we are!!! Please enjoy our interactive journey through 485 million years of climate history and dive into the fascinating and important work of paleoclimate scientists.
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
🎁 www.zeit.de/wissen/umwel...
June 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Use the chrome translate feature to check out this great data visualization. Increasingly AI will help analysts produce data stories like this.
GitHub Copilot introduces agent mode! The new age of the digital creator is in full swing.
github.blog/news-insight...
github.blog/news-insight...
GitHub Copilot: The agent awakens
Introducing agent mode for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, announcing the general availability of Copilot Edits, and providing a first look at our SWE agent.
github.blog
February 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
GitHub Copilot introduces agent mode! The new age of the digital creator is in full swing.
github.blog/news-insight...
github.blog/news-insight...
Git Hub will always have more code to train GenAI.... Microsoft and Open AI have a lead in that department!
This is quietly one of the more worrying/bearish things I've read about generative AI. They're running out of data. They're getting more expensive but not much better and not really anymore powerful. It's like I warned you!
November 13, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Git Hub will always have more code to train GenAI.... Microsoft and Open AI have a lead in that department!
AI tools will change the way data analysis is performed by 180 degrees. Soon asking a data analyst to access data, prepare queries, and format results will be a thing of the past. Natural language queries and copilots will perform all these steps and deliver data before you ask. julius.ai
Julius AI | Your AI Data Analyst
Julius is a powerful AI data analyst that helps you analyze and visualize your data. Chat with your data, create graphs, build forecasting models, and more.
julius.ai
November 13, 2024 at 7:10 AM
AI tools will change the way data analysis is performed by 180 degrees. Soon asking a data analyst to access data, prepare queries, and format results will be a thing of the past. Natural language queries and copilots will perform all these steps and deliver data before you ask. julius.ai
SQL is on the way out. AI generated Python is the future. AI code can more easily follow the patterns of millions of lines of code. Who wants to code SQL in an IDE without Copilot? Nobdy. code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/1...
Introducing Copilot Edits
Copilot Edits allows you to get to the changes you need in your workspace, across multiple files, using a UI designed for fast iteration. You can specify a set of files to be edited, and then use natu...
code.visualstudio.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:01 AM
SQL is on the way out. AI generated Python is the future. AI code can more easily follow the patterns of millions of lines of code. Who wants to code SQL in an IDE without Copilot? Nobdy. code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/1...