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DIMENSIONS. The History of Data Engineering The most comprehensive one you've ever found on the internet VU TRINH JAN 04, 2025 6 11 Share I invite you to join my paid membership list to read this writing and 150+ high-quality data engineering articles: If that price isn’t affordable for you, check this DISCOUNT If you’re a student with an education email, use this DISCOUNT You can also claim this post for free (one post only). Or take the 7-day trial to get a feel for what you’ll be reading. 77 Image created by the author. Have you ever wondered about the history of our field? What drives us to sit before screens, debug data pipelines, or investigate data discrepancies? (Just kidding) This week, we delve into the evolution of data engineering, tracing from the invention of relational databases. Intro 1970s: Relational database Image created by the author. In 1970, Edgar F. Codd defined the term "relational database model" in the "A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks" paper. Data is organized into structured tables. Each table represents a specific type of entity, such as 'users' or 'orders,' with rows (tuples) representing individual record...