--- title: Best KDnuggets posts — July 2023 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted KDnuggets posts from July 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/kdnuggets/best-of/2023/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/kdnuggets/best-of/2023/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best KDnuggets posts — July 2023 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted KDnuggets posts from July 2023, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of KDnuggets — July 2023 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/why-is-duckdb-getting-popular--vsptbmslg "Why is DuckDB Getting Popular?") Article KDnuggets · 3y Why is DuckDB Getting Popular? DuckDB combines the simplicity and ease of use of SQLite with the analytical performance of specialized columnar databases. DuckDB is free and open-source software, so anyone can use and modify the code. It's embedded, meaning the DBMS ( database management system) runs in the same process as the application that uses it. 84 9 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/database-optimization-exploring-indexes-in-sql-kkwhsfhgk "Database Optimization: Exploring Indexes in SQL") Article KDnuggets · 3y Database Optimization: Exploring Indexes in SQL A similar issue also occurs in SQL Server when it retrieves data from the database. To overcome this, SQL server also uses indexing which speeds up the data retrieval process. We will cover why indexing is needed and how we can effectively create and delete indexes. 33 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/chatgpt-dethroned-how-claude-became-the-new-ai-leader-cpiv2g1fm "ChatGPT Dethroned: How Claude Became the New AI Leader") Article KDnuggets · 3y ChatGPT Dethroned: How Claude Became the New AI Leader ChatGPT Dethroned: How Claude Became the New AI Leader Putting the world to shame. The new version of ChatGPT's chatbot Claude is the latest in a long line of AI-powered chatbots. Anthropic's new chatbot has increased its window from 9,000 to 100,000 tokens. 19 5 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/free-generative-ai-courses-by-google-ddqldvbxy "Free Generative AI Courses by Google") Article KDnuggets · 3y Free Generative AI Courses by Google Free Generative AI Courses by Google are being provided by Google. The free courses provide a simple definition of GenerativeAI. It can generate text, images, or other forms of media based on user prompts. It can produce new content, replace repetitive tasks, work on customized data and more. 18 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/a-beginner-s-guide-to-data-engineering-ax7xvkovr "A Beginner’s Guide to Data Engineering") Article KDnuggets · 3y A Beginner’s Guide to Data Engineering A Beginner’s Guide to Data Engineering - KDnuggets. Start today by learning more about data engineering and the fundamental concepts. Data engineering encompasses the set of all processes that collect and integrate raw data from various resources. The responsibilities of data engineer include - Extracting and integrating data from a variety of sources. 18 6. 6 [](https://daily.dev/posts/gpt-engineer-your-new-ai-coding-assistant-jkxofkcbj "GPT-Engineer: Your New AI Coding Assistant") Article KDnuggets · 3y GPT-Engineer: Your New AI Coding Assistant GPT-Engineer is an AI-powered application builder that generates codebases from project descriptions. It's a game-changer in the world of AI-assisted development. 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