Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Abstract: Skyline query is a fundamental technique in multi-criteria decision-making, aiming to extract “optimal” results that are not dominated by any other data points across all attributes. It has ...

We are thrilled to announce that User defined functions (UDFs) in Power Apps have reached general availability! They are now ready for your production workloads. Thank you to everyone who provided ...

Functions are the building blocks of Python programs. They let you write reusable code, reduce duplication, and make projects easier to maintain. In this guide, we’ll walk through all the ways you can ...

When designing packaging, it’s easy to get carried away with the creative. It’s an involved process, and you can occasionally forget who you’re really designing for. We all have personal tastes when ...

Python is best thought of as a dynamic but strongly typed language. Types aren’t associated with the names of things, but with the things themselves. This makes Python flexible and convenient for ...

Abstract: With the continuous evolution of database technology, numerous databases and query analysis engines have begun to incorporate user-defined functions into SQL. These functions enable users to ...

I’m pleased to announce updates that will make Power Fx formula reuse and maintenance easier than ever: Named formulas depend on being declarative, something the system can defer and recalc based on ...

SQL is the de facto query language used to interact with databases. Since SQL is declarative, users express the intended result of their query rather than the concrete procedural steps to produce the ...