To get the most out of this book
In this book, both data products and the self-serve platform needed to support their development and operation are described at a logical level, without reference to any specific technology stack. Therefore, no prior knowledge of specific technologies is required to read and understand the content.
In some chapters, examples of metadata are provided to describe the components of a data product. This metadata is generally represented as JSON snippets. To use and modify them, we suggest a text editor that can recognize JSON syntax, such as Visual Studio Code.
If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.
