In this web content, the author shares their experience working on a project at Uber called “Crystal Ball.” They were tasked with building a tool to automate the process of running data science models on a large scale. The author encountered challenges, including a circular reference issue in Excel that they had to solve in their code. They successfully built a spreadsheet engine to mimic Excel’s calculations. The tool was used by Uber China but was eventually removed when Uber China was sold. The author reflects on the transient nature of software development and the importance of focusing on growth as an engineer.
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