https://matt-schellhas.medium.com/unnatural-keys-425a68ee350c [ ] Member-only story Unnatural Keys Nature doesn't come with identifiers. Matt Schellhas Matt Schellhas * Follow 5 min read * 1 day ago -- Share DALL-E -- "A photograph of meat in the shape of a key on a solid background" At time of writing, I am working in the music industry. And as part of that work, we want a database of all of the songs in the world so that we can properly identify unknown songs and provide attribution so that folks can get paid appropriately. It is a noble goal with some interesting engineering challenges. -- -- Matt Schellhas Follow Written by Matt Schellhas 694 Followers Dour, opinionated leader of software engineers. Follow More from Matt Schellhas [1] Matt Schellhas Matt Schellhas The Many Layoff Bears Sometimes, being faster than the guy next to you isn't enough. *3 min read*Apr 28 -- [1] Matt Schellhas Matt Schellhas Good Work. Here's some more. One way leaders drive mediocrity. *6 min read*Sep 16, 2022 -- 6 [1] Matt Schellhas Matt Schellhas in Better Programming You will always have more problems than engineers. How to deal with a sad reality. *7 min read*Jul 11, 2022 -- 12 [1] Matt Schellhas Matt Schellhas in Better Programming Willing to Fight (at Work) Why a culture where people shouldn't be angry does more harm than good. *6 min read*Feb 10 -- 7 See all from Matt Schellhas Recommended from Medium Yearly timeline, from 2012 to 2023, highlighting the most significant advances in AI. Thomas A Dorfer Thomas A Dorfer in Towards Data Science Ten Years of AI in Review From image classification to chatbot therapy *15 min read*4 days ago -- 9 [1] Chris Newman Chris Newman A Love Letter to Gen Z From your Big Brother, an Older Millennial *7 min read*Mar 10 -- 68 Lists [1] [1] Stories to Help You Grow as a Software Developer 19 stories*60 saves [1] [0] [0] Leadership 30 stories*23 saves [1] [0] [0] Good Product Thinking 11 stories*60 saves [1] [1] [1] Stories to Help You Level-Up at Work 19 stories*46 saves [1] Daniel Rizea Daniel Rizea in Entrepreneur's Handbook What I've Learned About the Pitfalls of Hiring After Holding 1000 Interviews The million-dollar question: "How do I know if a hire will work out or not?" *10 min read*2 days ago -- 6 [1] Love Sharma Love Sharma in Dev Genius System Design Blueprint: The Ultimate Guide Developing a robust, scalable, and efficient system can be daunting. However, understanding the key concepts and components can make the... *9 min read*Apr 20 -- 12 [1] Gabe Araujo, M.Sc. Gabe Araujo, M.Sc. in Level Up Coding Airflow vs. Mage vs. Kestra Navigating the Workflow Seas: Choosing the Right Tool for Efficient Data Management *10 min read*May 17 -- [0] Mahdi Karabiben Mahdi Karabiben in Towards Data Science Writing design docs for data pipelines Exploring the what, why, and how of design docs for data components -- and why they matter. *8 min read*5 days ago -- 1 See more recommendations Help Status Writers Blog Careers Privacy Terms About Text to speech