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Vol. I · No. 251
Mon · 8 Jun
A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data
The Lexicon

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write-audit-publish

/ˈraɪt ˈɔːdɪt ˈpʌblɪʃ/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A pattern that writes, audits, and publishes, in which the audit step is a boolean permanently pinned to true.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A pattern that writes data to a staging area, runs quality checks, and publishes only if those checks pass.

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See also
  • freshness slaA promise about data age that is measured precisely, breached quietly, and reported only in the incident review.
  • medallion architectureA medal ceremony for data that has not yet competed.