| # Learning Resources |
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| Several channels are available to get started with Hamilton, learn advanced usage, and participate in the latest feature development. |
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| ## đź“’ User Guide Documentation |
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| The [user guide](../concepts/index.rst) gives a complete overview of Hamilton's features. |
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| ## đź“š Reference Documentation |
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| The [reference documentation](../reference/dataflows/index.rst) details Hamilton's public API. |
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| ## ✍ tryhamilton.dev |
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| The [tryhamilton.dev](https://tryhamilton.dev) website provides interactive tutorials in-browser to learn specific Hamilton concepts. |
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| ## đź› Dataflow Hub |
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| The [Hamilton Dataflow Hub](https://hub.dagworks.io/docs/) hosts user-created dataflows that are easy to download and reuse in your project. |
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| ## đź’ˇ Blog |
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| The [DAGWorks Blog](https://blog.dagworks.io/) publishes articles on problems Hamilton helps solve, reference architectures, and new features. |
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| ## đź‘‹ Slack |
| The [Slack channel](https://join.slack.com/t/hamilton-opensource/shared_invite/zt-2niepkra8-DGKGf_tTYhXuJWBTXtIs4g) is the ideal place to ask questions, request features, and give feedback. |
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| ## đź“Ł Talks |
| See [our youtube for the most up to date recordings](https://www.youtube.com/@DAGWorks-Inc/playlists) - we are slow to list them here. |
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| * 2024-02 Hamilton Meet-up for February |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks672Lm0CJo.) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/14351139/Hamilton.February.2024.Meetup.pdf) |
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| * 2023-12 Why you should build your GenAI/LLM apps using Hamilton. [AICamp End of Year in SF](https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2023121217) |
| * [Recording](https://youtu.be/IwWixrjhkZU?si=DVa72Zr4iD-hibS5&t=7602) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/13666470/Why.you.should.build.your.GenAI_LLM.apps.using.Hamilton.pdf) |
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| * 2023-12 Bridging Classic ML Pipelines with the World of LLMs. [PyData Global](https://global2023.pydata.org/cfp/talk/3REDA9/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/13666479/Bridging.Classic.ML.Pipelines.with.the.World.of.LLMs.1.pdf) |
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| * 2023-11 Hamilton: Natively bringing software engineering best practices to python data transformations. [Scale by the Bay](https://www.scale.bythebay.io/). |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK4-6X0h7PU) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/13969784/Scale.By.The.Bay.-.Hamilton_.Natively.bringing.SWE.best.practices.to.python.data.transformations.pdf) |
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| * 2023-09 Hamilton: Natively bringing software engineering best practices to python data transformations. [Bay Area Python Interest Group (BAYPIGgies)](https://www.meetup.com/baypiggies/events/296283989/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/12785978/BayPIGgies_.Hamilton.Talk.pdf) |
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| * 2023-08 dbt + Hamilton: Enabling you to maintain complex Python within dbt models. [MDSFest'23](https://www.mdsfest.com/) |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM-kM8DqlaQ&list=PLdVpUmZrh0QpDi07ENp3FD5aTFuTTtWnP) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/12431755/dbt.%2B.Hamilton_.Enabling.you.to.maintain.complex.python.within.dbt.models.pdf) |
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| * 2023-06 Hamilton: an OS tool to add to your LLM App toolbelt. LLM Avalanche. |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/11899349/Hamilton_.an.OS.tool.to.add.to.your.LLM.App.toolbelt.pdf) |
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| * 2023-06 Feature Engineering with Hamilton: Portability & Lineage. [Budapest ML Forum June 2023](https://budapestml.hu/2023/en/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/11690901/Stefan_Krawczyk_BudapestTalkJune2023_FeatureEngineeringwith.Hamilton_Portability.Lineage.pdf) |
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| * 2023-06 British Cycling Data Platform in Python. Manchester PyData Meetup |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/11899331/PyData.British.Cycling.7.June.2023.pdf) |
| * Co-presented with Peter Robinson, and Murray Tait. |
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| * 2023-04 Lightweight Lineage with Hamilton. PyData Seattle |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/11399972/PyData-Seattl-Lightning-Talk-2023-Lighweight-Lineage-with-Hamilton.pdf) |
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| * 2023-01 Hamilton: Natively bringing software engineering best practices to python data transformations. AI Camp Meetup San Jose |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/10830349/Hamilton_.Natively.bringing.software.engineering.best.practices.to.python.data.transformations.-.January.2023.pdf) |
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| * 2022-10 Hamilton: an open source, declarative, micro-framework for clean & robust feature transform code in Python. Feature Store Summit |
| * [Event](https://www.featurestoresummit.com/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9759661/FS.Summit.2022.-.Hamilton.pdf) |
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| * 2022-09 Hamilton: enabling software engineering best practices for data transformations via generalized dataflow graphs. DEco - First International Workshop on Data Ecosystems |
| * [Event](https://dbis.rwth-aachen.de/DEco22/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9550914/Submitted.-.DEco.2022_.Hamilton_.enabling.software.engineering.best.practices.for.data.transformations.via.generalized.dataflow.graphs.1.pdf) |
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| * 2022-09 Hamilton: a modular open source declarative paradigm for high level modeling of dataflows. CDMS - First International Workshop on Composable Data Management Systems |
| * [Event](https://cdmsworkshop.github.io/2022/) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9550939/CDMS.2022.-.Hamilton_.a.modular.open.source.declarative.paradigm.for.high.level.modeling.of.dataflows.1.pdf) |
| * [Paper](https://cdmsworkshop.github.io/2022/Proceedings/ShortPapers/Paper6_StefanKrawczyk.pdf) |
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| * 2022-08 Hamilton: A Python Micro-Framework for tidy scalable Pandas. Scalable Pandas Meetup |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_rjCzxQj4c&ab_channel=Ponder) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9428705/Hamilton.%40.Ponder.Pandas.meetup.pdf) |
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| * 2022-08 Scalable feature engineering with Hamilton on Ray. Ray Summit |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9411082/Submitted.Slides.-.Ray.Summit_.Scalable.feature.engineering.with.Hamilton.on.Ray.pdf) |
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| * 2022-07 Hamilton: A Python Micro-Framework for Data / Feature Engineering. MLOPsWorld Bay Area |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/9213924/Hamilton_.A.Python.Micro-Framework.for.Data._.Feature.Engineering.pdf) |
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| * 2022-05 Hamilton: a python micro-framework for data / feature engineering at Stitch Fix. AICamp |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDGIt37dov8) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/8691633/AICamp.Hamilton.Presentation.pdf) |
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| * 2022-02 [Open Source] Hamilton, a micro framework for creating dataframes, and its application at Stitch Fix. Apply(Meetup) |
| * [Event](https://www.applyconf.com/agenda/open-source-hamilton-a-micro-framework-for-creating-dataframes-and-its-application-at-stitch-fix/). |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHfrT5OVjlM) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/blob/main/Public%20ApplyConf2022%20-%20%5BOpen%20Source%5D%20Hamilton%2C%20a%20micro%20framework%20for%20creating%20dataframes%2C%20and%20its%20application%20at%20Stitch%20Fix.pdf) |
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| * 2021-12 Hamilton an open source micro framework for creating dataframes. SF Python Meetup |
| * [Recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XUYfwougz4) |
| * [Slides](https://github.com/skrawcz/talks/files/8944605/Python.Meetup.Dec.2021.-.Hamilton_.an.open.source.micro.framework.for.creating.dataframes.pdf) |
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| ## đź“° External Blogs |
| For the latest blog posts, see the [DAGWorks's Blog](https://blog.dagworks.io/). |
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| * 2024-03 [RAG: ingestion and chunking using Hamilton and scaling to Ray, Dask, or PySpark](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/rag-ingestion-and-chunking-using) |
| * 2024-02 [A command line tool to improve your development workflow](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/a-command-line-tool-to-improve-your) |
| * 2024-02 [Monthly Meetup Recap and office hours](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/monthly-hamilton-meetup-and-office) |
| * 2024-02 [Using IPython Jupyter Magic commands to improve the notebook experience](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/using-ipython-jupyter-magic-commands) |
| * 2024-02 [Building a lightweight experiment manager](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/building-a-lightweight-experiment) |
| * 2024-01 [Customizing Hamilton’s Execution with the new Lifecycle API](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/customizing-hamiltons-execution-with) |
| * 2024-01 [How well-structured should your data code be?](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/how-well-structured-should-your-data) |
| * 2024-01 [From Dev to Prod: a ML Pipeline Reference Post](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/from-dev-to-prod-a-ml-pipeline-reference) |
| * 2023-12 [Winning over hearts and minds at work: ADKAR my favorite change management approach](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/winning-hearts-and-minds-at-work) |
| * 2023-11 [🚀 We’re launching the Hamilton Dataflow Hub!](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/were-launching-the-hamilton-dataflow) |
| * 2023-10 [Separate data I/O from transformation -- your future self will thank you.](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/separate-data-io-from-transformation) |
| * 2023-09 [Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) with Streamlit, FastAPI, Weaviate, and Hamilton!](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/retrieval-augmented-generation-reference-arch) |
| * 2023-09 [LLMOps: Production prompt engineering patterns with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/llmops-production-prompt-engineering) |
| * 2023-09 [Feature Engineering with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/feature-engineering-with-hamilton) |
| * 2023-08 [Expressing PySpark Transformations Declaratively with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/expressing-pyspark-transformations) |
| * 2023-08 [Containerized PDF Summarizer with FastAPI and Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/containerized-pdf-summarizer-with) |
| * 2023-08 [Dynamic DAGs: Counting Stars with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/counting-stars-with-hamilton) |
| * 2023-08 [Featurization: Integrating Hamilton with Feast](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/featurization-integrating-hamilton) |
| * 2023-07 [Simplify Prefect Workflow Creation and Maintenance with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/simplify-prefect-workflow-creation) |
| * 2023-07 [Building a maintainable and modular LLM application stack with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/building-a-maintainable-and-modular) |
| * 2023-06 [Simplify Airflow DAG Creation and Maintenance with Hamilton](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/supercharge-your-airflow-dag-with) |
| * 2023-05 [Lineage + Hamilton in 10 minutes](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/lineage-hamilton-in-10-minutes-c2b8a944e2e6) |
| * 2022-11 [Hamilton + DBT in 5 minutes](https://blog.dagworks.io/p/hamilton-dbt-in-5-minutes-62e4cb63f08f) |
| * 2022-07 [Tidy production pandas with Hamilton](https://towardsdatascience.com/tidy-production-pandas-with-hamilton-3b759a2bf562) |
| * 2022-06 [Developing Scalable Feature Engineering DAGs with Metaflow & Hamilton](https://outerbounds.com/blog/developing-scalable-feature-engineering-dags) |
| * 2022-05 [Hamilton backstory and intro post on TDS](https://towardsdatascience.com/functions-dags-introducing-hamilton-a-microframework-for-dataframe-generation-more-8e34b84efc1d) |
| * 2022-05 [Hamilton + Pandas in five minutes](https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-use-hamilton-with-pandas-in-5-minutes-89f63e5af8f5) |
| * 2022-05 [Iterating with Hamilton in a Notebook](https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-use-hamilton-with-pandas-in-5-minutes-89f63e5af8f5) |
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| ## 🎙 Podcasts |
| * 2024-03 [Hamilton mention in Real Python, about ipython magic command post](https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/196/) |
| * 2023-06 [Exploring the Intersection of DAGs, ML Code, and Complex Code Bases: An Elegant Solution Unveiled with Stefan Krawczyk of DAGWorks](https://datastackshow.com/podcast/exploring-the-intersection-of-dags-ml-code-and-complex-code-bases-an-elegant-solution-unveiled-with-stefan-krawczyk-of-dagworks/) |
| * 2022-08 [S01 E08 - MLOps Week 8: The MLOps Mindset with Stefan Krawczyk](https://rss.com/podcasts/mlops-weekly/571949/) |
| * 2022-04 [MLOps dla 100 data scientistĂłw](https://nieliniowy.pl/mlops-dla-100-data-scientistow-stefan-krawczyk-stitch-fix/) (in Polish) |
| * 2021-09 [Aggressively Helpful Platform teams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az8lXG9v4uo) |
