Technical Writers

**A Propos** Les HackNight de l’association CogLab, NeuroTechX Paris sont des soirées hebdomadaires conviviales, propices aux échanges et à la réalisation d’activités communautaires, accessible en présentiel et en ligne, avec la communauté NeuroTechX locale et internationale et la communauté du Learning Planet Institute (LPI). Plus d'informations sur https://coglab.fr/hacknight/ **Lieu de rencontre** On se retrouve dans le MakerLab du LPI (ex Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire) situé rue Charles V, Paris 4e. On s'efforce de proposer un format hybride en présentiel à Paris et en ligne sur Jitsi : https://meet.jit.si/NeuroTechX-Hacknight N'hésitez pas à proposer une intervention ou manifester un besoin via ce formulaire (pitch, retour d'expérience, revue d'actualité, etc.) https://forms.gle/gK7YWBgWp9tmnVSL8 **Animateurs** \- En présentiel : Hans \- En ligne : Morgan \(en anglais\) **Programme de la soirée** Partie 1/ **Forum NeuroTech(x)** (FR/EN - 18h30-20h00) Revue d’actualité hebdomadaire sur les neurotechnologies et partage de l'actualité communautaire Des discussions sont susceptibles d'être en partie en anglais, selon la présence de membres internationaux du réseau NeuroTechX. Ce créneau est ouvert à toutes et tous. **Pause dinatoire** (Offline FR - 20h00-20h30) Pause dîner dans le Hall principal de l'établissement, à quelques pas du MakerLab (pas de nourriture ou boisson dans le lab). Chacun apporte ce qu'il souhaite pour un moment convivial. Partie 2/ **Projets communautaires** (FR/EN - 20h30-21h30) Poursuite des activités autour des projets de la communauté locale et de la vie de l’association et en interaction avec les membres du LPI. Ce moment favorise d'entraide et l'émulation collective. ⚠️ Il s'agit d'un créneau plutôt privilégié aux membres de l’association pour faciliter l'avancement des projets. Pour cette soirée, nous nous focaliserons sur le projet Reciprocal Brain avec le NeuroArtist Walid. *** \*\*Informations et astuces \*\* * Les horaires indiqués peuvent varier en fonction des priorités de la soirée et des personnes présentes. * Ces soirées peuvent accueillir des présentations, démos et retours d’expérience, idéalement programmé à l’avance. * Certains moments peuvent être enregistrés, avec le consentement des intéressé•e•s, pour permettre de les mettre à disposition en « replay ». * Les échanges sont plutôt d’ordre informel et chacun est libre d’arriver à l’heure qu’il le souhaite. En respectant le découpage de la soirée. * La partie Forum est susceptible d'être en anglais. Vous pouvez signaler le langage que vous comprenez pour que l’on s'adapte aux retours et demandes de chacun. \*\*Ressources \*\* * Site web https://coglab.fr/ * Agenda https://coglab.fr/actu/agenda/ * Devenir membre ou soutenir l’association https://helloasso.com/associations/coglab/ * NTX Paris Trello for local projects https://trello.com/scoglab * NTX GitHub https://github.com/NeuroTechX * Global Slack community https://neurotechx.com

**Ahoy there,** The next moonrise picnic will be Wed March 4, from 7:30 pm - 9 pm. (Moonrise around 8:25 pm.) This is one day after the official full moon to allow me to join you immediately upon my return to Paris, totally jet-lagged though I may be. Yes as host I am in charge of the calendar. 🤣 Clear ski (oops, too much time on the slopes in Colorado) permitting we may get a spectacular view of moon through the pagoda cupola on the roof of Theatre de Sarah Bernhardt at Place de Chatelet. According to my notes, this happens every March. The March full moon was known to Native Americans as the Full Worm Moon due to the fact that the thawing ground gives way to earthworms who say hello to the earliest robins. Other names include Full Crow Moon because of crows signaling the end of winter, Full Crust Moon because of crusty snow from thawing by day and freezing by night, the Lenten Moon between Mardi Gras and Easter, the Full Sap Moon because of tapping maple trees. **WHAT**: Everyone brings food and drink to share. **WHERE**: Pont des Arts. We'll gather around the bench just past the middle of the bridge (3rd bridge from the Left Bank side). Nearest metros: Pont Neuf and Louvre-Rivoli. **WHEN**: Wed March 4, from 7:30 pm - 9 pm **WHY**: Share one of the most memorable sights in Paris with some of the nicest people around. **WHO**: You and your friends. **HOW** to find us: Keep your eyes out for a bunch of nice people speaking English and French, laughing, drinking and munching around a bench, near the middle of the bridge. Look for a small white telescope if it’s not raining. **THEME**: Crepes **BIRTHDAYS**: Are you Pisces? If so, let me know so we can celebrate your birthday this month and blow out the world’s largest birthday candle. **PUZZLER**: The Puzzler is back due to popular demand. Yay! Credit and thank you for this one goes to Gerda. So keep your suggestions coming. Like the majority of galaxies the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. How flat is it (in relation to its diameter)? As flat as an Olympics curling stone? A hockey puck? A Formula 1 car tire? A deep dish pizza? Or what? Here’s an image (photoshopped composite to help you out). https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/11iwq16/milkyway_above_the_monument_valley_usa_credits/ **PUZZLER ANSWER:** The Milky Way is 100,000 light years in diameter. But it’s only 1000 light years thick. Only! That means it’s 100 times wider than it is thick. Relative to its diameter the Milky Way is thinner than a pancake. More like a crepe. (Did you miss the Easter Egg hint in the Theme?) A crepe is the only thing Neil deGrasse Tyson could compare it to. What about a DVD Neil? Or a paper plate? Or sandpaper disc? Neil is a foodie! [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fXQ1g3MmXiw](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fXQ1g3MmXiw) Ciao for niao, **Captain Bob**

(English version below) Ce Rust meetup Paris sera co-hébergé par Shipfox et Scaleway. L'adresse complète est : Scaleway 11bis Rue Roquépine 75008 Paris Les rustacées de n'importe quel niveau sont les bienvenu.e.s ; même celles et ceux qui sont juste curieux à propos du langage. Si des gens sont intéressés, une introduction au langage Rust pourra être faite sur place. Les débutant.e.s sont bien évidemment les bienvenu.e.s et pourront être aidé.e.s s'iels le souhaitent. Venez avec votre éditeur de code ! Si jamais vous souhaitez faire une présentation au début du meetup (sur n'importe quel sujet du moment que c'est c'est lié à Rust), il est apprécié d'en informer l'organisateur à l'avance (par message privé Meetup ou commentaire sur cet évènement). Les présentations doivent rester courtes (de 5 à 10 minutes maximum par présentation). Il n'est pas obligatoire de nous informer à l'avance, mais la priorité sera donnée aux présentations dont nous sommes au courant si jamais il y en a trop. Au programme, nous nous réunirons, ferons les présentations (s'il y en a) et ensuite la nourriture sera servie ! Après nous être rassasié.e.s, ce sera l'heure pour le cours pour les débutant.e.s (s'il y a des intéressé.e.s) et l'occasion de socialiser pour les autres. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- This Rust Paris meetup will be hosted conjointly by Shipfox and Scaleway. The location is: Scaleway 11bis Rue Roquépine 75008 Paris Rustaceans of all skill levels are welcome; even people who are just curious about the language can come. Initiation sessions are possible, newcomers in Rust are welcome and helped, come with your editor! Rust hackers: Want to present to the group? If so, let the organizer know so they can schedule and announce the talks (by Meetup DM or comments on this event). Presentations are expected to be lightning talks (5 to 10 minutes in length). Talks are very welcome, and we prefer to know about them in advance. Advance notice of talks is not mandatory, but priority will be given to the talks we are aware of if time is short. We will convene, do any presentations, and then pizza will be served! After eating we usually just have time for semi-coordinated hacking and socializing.

Pour cette nouvelle année, nous proposons notre rencontre mensuelle pour documenter le Web, découvrir MDN, rencontrer la communauté des contributeurs et contributrices Mozilla. Ce rendez-vous aura lieu le **1ᵉʳ mercredi de chaque mois à 20 h 00** (actuellement à distance). Le lien à connaître pour démarrer : [notre blog technique](https://tech.mozfr.org/post/2021/03/16/MDN-sur-GitHub-comment-contribuer). L'inscription est gratuite et le lien de Mercredi Docs sera accessible dans [notre salon Matrix](https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#firefox-france-user-group:mozilla.org) .

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**🚨 [Inscription obligatoire sur le site du Wagon Paris](https://www.lewagon.com/events/freelance-choisir-le-bon-statut-pour-bien-demarrer-UO4LWZ)** Se lancer en freelance, ce n’est pas seulement fixer un TJM ou trouver des missions. C’est une décision structurante, qui impacte à la fois votre **quotidien**, votre **sécurité**, vos **revenus**… et votre **équilibre personnel**. Micro-entreprise, SASU, portage salarial : ces statuts sont souvent cités, mais leurs différences, avantages et limites sont rarement expliqués de manière claire et concrète — surtout quand on débute. Nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir **Arnaud Vialle**, ancien consultant (salarié et freelance) et expert des dispositifs de freelancing, pour une session pensée pour vous aider à y voir clair et faire des choix alignés avec votre situation réelle. 🧭 Au programme **Talk concret et actionnable :** * Panorama des principaux statuts pour se lancer en freelance * Avantages, limites et points de vigilance de la micro-entreprise, de la SASU et du portage salarial * Les impacts concrets sur la protection sociale, les revenus, le chômage, le crédit et l’image professionnelle * Les erreurs fréquentes au démarrage… et comment les éviter **Approche terrain :** Des comparaisons issues de situations réelles, loin des discours théoriques ou idéalisés. **Temps d’échange & Q&A :** Un moment pour poser vos questions, confronter votre situation personnelle et repartir avec des clés claires pour avancer. 🎯 **Objectif de la session** Vous donner des **repères simples et concrets** pour : * choisir un statut adapté à votre profil et à vos objectifs, * démarrer plus sereinement en freelance, * poser des bases solides et évolutives pour la suite de votre activité. 👉 Une session idéale si vous envisagez le freelancing, que vous hésitez entre plusieurs options ou que vous souhaitez éviter les erreurs classiques dès le départ.

## Details Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement. When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end). ***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.** Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write. ***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat. ***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups. You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi. **AND FINALLY ...** * Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person. * Update your RSVP if you cannot make it. * Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues. ***Stay tuned for location updates!***

**Important**: Register on the [Event Website](https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2026030509) is required for admission. **Description:** Welcome to our AI meetup in Amsterdam, in collaboration with **Google Cloud**. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and agents, food/drink, networking with speakers and fellow developers. **Agenda:** \* 6:00pm\~6:30pm: Checkin, Food and Networking \* 6:30pm\~6:45pm: Welcome/community update \* 6:45pm\~8:30pm: Tech talks \* 8:30pm: Open discussion & closing **Tech talk: Agent2Agent (A2A Protocol)** **Speaker:** Holt Skinner (Google) **Abstract:** This event provides a deep dive into the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol, equipping engineers with the architectural standards and implementation strategies needed to build interoperable, autonomous systems where AI agents securely discover, negotiate, and collaborate on complex tasks. **Speakers/Topics:** Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: [Submit Topics](https://forms.gle/JkMt91CZRtoJBSFUA) **Sponsors:** We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will have the chance to speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, and gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 10,000+ Paris and 500K+ developers worldwide.

🇫🇷 Bière & Code & Beer La prochaine version est prête à être déployée ! L'Asphalte cette fois-ci. \-\-\- 🇬🇧 Bière & Code & Beer The latest version is ready to be deployed! L'Asphalte this time around. 🇫🇷 Bière & Code & Beer est un meetup informel pour les passionné(e)s de technologie et de développement qui souhaitent échanger dans une ambiance conviviale. Rejoignez-nous pour discuter de code, partager des idées, et savourer une bière (ou une autre boisson de votre choix) dans un cadre décontracté. 🍻 Pas de longues conférences ni de présentations formelles : c’est juste une occasion de discuter et de se faire des amis. \-\-\- 🇬🇧 Bière & Code & Beer is an informal meetup for tech enthusiasts and developers who want to connect in a friendly atmosphere. Join us to chat about code, share ideas, and enjoy a beer (or any drink of your choice) in a relaxed setting. 🍻 No lengthy talks or formal presentations: it’s just a chance to chat and make techy friends.

Hello writers, we are happy to meet you in our new permanent home: Bohème Coworking, located at 21 rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement. When you arrive, just tell the friendly folks at La Boheme reception that you are with the writing group. They will give you a little wooden knick-knack with the wifi codes and a number that they use to determine the cost based on time spent (it's 3,80 € per hour, paid at the end). ***Now, about Ready-Set-Write! ..*.** Ready Set Write! is a regular meeting of motivated writers who grab a beverage, then shut up and write. ***What it is:*** An opportunity for writers to get together and do short, intense bursts of writing. We write for 45-ish minutes, take a 15 minute break, rinse & repeat. ***What it is NOT:*** neither a forum for critiquing each other's work, nor shameless self-promoting your projects or groups. You pay for the time you spend, and have access to coffee, tea, and wifi. **AND FINALLY ...** * Register in advance, and only if you will join us in-person. * Update your RSVP if you cannot make it. * Please be respectful and considerate with our writing colleagues. ***Stay tuned for location updates!*** [Events in Paris, FR](https://www.meetup.com/find/fr--paris/)

**DSTI AWS Cloud Club – Level Up Your Portfolio & Ship an ML Model on AWS** *(Paris Campus / Online)* Ready to move from theory to real cloud deployment? Join us for our **AWS Cloud Club** event at **DSTI Paris** and take your **portfolio** to the next level. In this hands-on **workshop**, you’ll set up your cloud development environment and deploy a simple web portfolio while discovering how real AWS services work together. 📅 **Friday 6th March** 🕒 **15:30 – 17:00 (CET)** 📍**DSTI Paris Campus & Online** 🔍 **What we’ll cover :** ⚙️ *Get Ready* Set up your development environment for cloud projects. 🌐 *Build Your Portfolio* Create and deploy a simple web portfolio using GitHub. ☁️ *Explore AWS Core Services* Hands-on demo with: * AWS Lambda * Amazon S3 * API Gateway You’ll see how these services connect to power a real serverless application. 🎁 **Bonus :** We’ll end the session with a short interactive **quiz**, with **prizes** to win ! 👀 🎯 **Why join?** * Strengthen your technical portfolio * Deploy a real project on AWS * Understand serverless architecture in practice * Gain hands-on experience beyond theory * Connect with other motivated DSTI students Whether you're into **DA**, **DS**, **DE**, or **CY**, this workshop will help you build something concrete and showcase-ready. Let’s build, deploy, and level up together.

🚨 [Inscription obligatoire sur notre site ](https://www.lewagon.com/fr/events/cafe-au-wagon-paris-visite-du-campus-et-q-a-2ZJY5X) **Vous avez des questions sur nos formations, notre pédagogie ou votre avenir professionnel ?** Venez partager un moment convivial lors de **notre session « Café au Wagon »** ! Un rendez-vous pour échanger directement avec notre équipe pédagogique, dans une ambiance détendue et chaleureuse. **Au programme :** * Présentation de nos formations : AI Software Development, Data Analytics et Data Science & AI * Informations sur les dispositifs de financement adaptés à votre projet * Découverte de notre accompagnement personnalisé pour booster votre carrière après le bootcamp * Échanges libres sur les métiers accessibles grâce à nos formations : Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Product Manager, Développeur(se) Web, et bien d’autres Une occasion parfaite pour poser toutes vos questions 🚀 ! 🚨[Inscription obligatoire sur notre site ](https://www.lewagon.com/fr/events/cafe-au-wagon-paris-visite-du-campus-et-q-a-2ZJY5X) **À propos du Wagon :** Le Wagon est un des leaders mondiaux des formations intensives en Développement Web, IA, Data et No-code. Depuis 2013, nous formons des professionnels en reconversion, des esprits créatifs et des entrepreneurs à travers une pédagogie pratique, centrée sur les compétences les plus demandées par les entreprises. Avec plus de 25 campus dans le monde et une communauté internationale de plus de 30 000 alumni, Le Wagon vous accompagne dans votre montée en compétences, en présentiel ou en ligne. Découvrez toutes nos formations et rejoignez l’aventure sur [lewagon.com](https://lewagon.com/) !

⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) **This is a curated, small-group meetup make new friends in Paris.** Each meetup brings together 4–6 like-minded people for casual conversations over coffee. We use the Groupvibe platform to organize and ensure everyone’s a good fit. 👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:** [https://groupvibe.com](https://groupvibe.com) Once you register, and **buy a ticket or become a Groupvibe member**, we’ll share the exact location and match you with your group. **Why this works:** \* Smaller groups make real conversations easier \* Matching helps avoid awkward dynamics **Note:** RSVPs here on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. This meetup is organized by **Groupvibe**, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.

**New Dojo Location!** **Draft Day Columbus** 1130 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Sunday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at noon on Sundays. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 12:00 - quick intros. 12:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 1:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 1-1:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Sunday!

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

We will show a variety of methods for building agents that run in Microsoft Foundry. This covers the different types of agents: Prompt, Multi, and Hosted, as well as the development lifecycle using evals and traces.

Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington. The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo. Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine. We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you. The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly. Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome. The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit. Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times. Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have. Happy writing!

Window functions have nothing to do with the Windows operating system but provide a “window” to a result set when used in SQL queries. They are powerful, set-based methods to view data in unexpected ways. Window functions provide easy, set-based solutions to solve some common problems: * Using running totals * Performing operations in intervals * Identifying data gaps and islands * Performing aggregates without losing detail Many people are confused by window functions and do not know how to use them properly. This session will explore window functions, how they work, and how to use them. Demonstrations with several examples will solidify how window functions can simplify queries and make them more powerful.