Personal tool-belt · reference library

Learning roadmaps for
agentic analytics engineering.

A growing set of self-built, interactive reference roadmaps — progress you can check off, links worth keeping, and field notes from real work. Built to be returned to and extended over time.

Roadmaps

Power BI · Semantic models

DAX Studio × Tabular Editor

Trace it in DAX Studio, rebuild it in Tabular Editor. The two external tools that turn Power BI development from clicking into engineering — queries, Server Timings, VertiPaq, BPA, C# scripting, and a full model tune-up capstone.

3 parts12 sectionsCapstone
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Snowflake · SAP reconciliation

Snowflake — Query, Debug, Reconcile

Snowflake-native SQL, the engine and observability layer, and the flagship: a repeatable playbook for "why is Snowflake missing data that's in SAP?" — answered in 30 minutes. Cortex Code (CoCo) runs through the whole thing.

4 parts15 sectionsCapstone
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Power BI · GitHub Copilot

Prompt Engineering for PBIP

Turn Copilot into a PBIP reviewer. Prompt anatomy, best practices, and creative techniques for driving GitHub Copilot over TMDL and PBIR files — plus a copy-paste prompt library for tightening model efficiency and polishing reports.

4 parts14 sectionsCheat-sheet
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More on the way

Data Engineering · Git / VS Code · more

Additional roadmaps from the tool-belt series will land here as they're brought over.

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Idle · incremental

Compute Cluster Tycoon

Buy GPUs, juggle power and cooling, train models, and prestige into the next model generation for permanent multipliers. A five-minute break that still has room to master.

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Idle · city-builder

AI Colony Builder

Place Solar Arrays, Hab Domes, Fabricators, and Research Labs on a grid, keep power and staffing ahead of your buildings, and found the next colony generation for a permanent bonus. Check in a few times a day and let it run.

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