Unstoppable Bondhaluru @ 4,000 members in 8 Months!

Hey Bondhas! ❤️

It's been 8 months since we started vibing in Bondhaluru.

Sub grown by around 500 new Bondhas every month.

Next up? beyond Reddit - Tech Meetups, offline sports/games, community events

Telugu Tech Community in BLR is in the making; we'll see how we go beyond!
A lot of plans in cards with xblore - implementation takes time.

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u/andhroindian — 3 days ago

Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer - Prep Advice

I'm planning to take the Google Cloud Professional Machine Learning Engineer certification soon.

For those who are learning it: After June 2026 refresh

  • What resources you are referring to?
  • Any practice tests or hands-on labs you'd recommend?

Any tips or resource recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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u/andhroindian — 5 days ago

[Google I/O BLR] - Anyone coming on July 14?

Hey Bondhas,

I will be at Google I/O Connect India, on July 14 in Bengaluru.
So if any Telugites coming, drop me a personal message.

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u/andhroindian — 5 days ago

[WhatBondha] - WhatsApp community is coming soon

WhatBondha: WhatsApp community is coming later this year,

Access will be exclusive to Verified Bondhas from Discord.

The flow will be:
Contribute on Reddit → Get Discord access → Become a Verified Bondha → Receive the WhatsApp invite.

Please Note: Attending Tech Meetups can also make u "verified" to get access to WhatsApp

With WhatsApp's upcoming Username feature, members can join without exposing their phone numbers.

A smaller, safer community. ❤️

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u/andhroindian — 5 days ago

Passed DP-750 (Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate) – 832/1000 🎉

Happy to share that I cleared the Microsoft DP-750: Azure Databricks Data Engineer Associate exam with a score of 832/1000.

My preparation mainly included:

  • Microsoft Learn covers the majority of the exam objectives, but had hands-on experience with Azure Databricks.
  • High-level Overview of data engineering workflows, Azure Data Factory, Unity Catalog, Delta tables, Data Governance, and pipeline implementation.
  • Spotlight Topics: Liquid Clustering, Auto Loader, Schema Evolution, Spark Declarative Pipelines, Expectations, DataBricks Asset Bundles, Task / Job level failure handling and Recovery mechanisms, Usage of VACCUM, OPTIMIZE, Checkpointing, Watermarking

DP-750 vs DataBricks DE Associate
DP-750 is easier than DEA exam, question test on feature level, but not depth

If anyone is preparing for DP-750,
feel free to ask questions.

Good luck to everyone preparing! 🚀

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u/andhroindian — 6 days ago

[SUB UPDATE] - Kindly Assign User Flairs based on Your Location

Hey 👋

Mee location based ga, User flairs activate chesam.. so, mee location self assign chesukondi..

Ela antaara ?

- Sub open chesi > Top Right ••• dots tap cheyandi

- “Change User Flair” tap cheyandi

- Mee location flair lekunte, comment cheyandi.

I will try to add more locations.

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u/andhroindian — 13 days ago

Discord Server Access Update 🚀

The first batch of Discord invites has been sent to approved users.
Check your Reddit Mod Mail if you were Approved as Contributor.

Access is currently limited to active community contributors(approved members) as we're gradually onboarding members to maintain a quality community experience.

Didn't receive an invite this time?
Keep contributing to the r/Bondhaluru sub-reddit, will approve you!

Please Note- future onboarding batches will continue based on meaningful community participation.

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u/andhroindian — 15 days ago

Discord Server After 10K on Reddit

So, freshers!

We will be providing official Freshersinfo Discord Server, once r/Freshersinfo hits 10K members.

Currently we are 9K+ members.

Post your queries, and let the community reach grows higher.

Looking forward!

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u/andhroindian — 21 days ago

[Discord Server] Priority access to Contributors of Bondhaluru! 🎉

Mee support & contributions vallane mana community ee stage ki vachindi.

Anduke, Discord Server early access list lo meeru unnaru.
📌 Eligibility: mee contributions batti decide chestam - posts, comments, participation, overall community involvement.

📩 June 30 lopu DM or Mod Mail dwara invite details pampistam.

Step 1 - MOD's decide your contributions and approve you as Sub Member
Step 2 - Approved Members will get Mod Mail or DM for Discord Server.

⚠️ General access Undadhu => invite-only.

Any Other Queries - Just comment below

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u/andhroindian — 22 days ago

[MOD TEST] Meet RedCord - Reddit to Discord Automation

This is a Test Post - Kindly avoid responding to this.

~ RedCord automation

u/andhroindian — 24 days ago

[Thoughts] Will RAG Eventually Become a Specialization Within Data Engineering?

I've noticed RAG systems aren't as far from traditional Data Engineering as people think.

Different storage/consumption layers, but same engineering challenges:

  • Data quality
  • Pipeline reliability
  • Metadata management
  • Governance
  • Scalability

RAG feels like another branch of data pipelines.
Just the consumer is an LLM instead of a BI dashboard.

https://preview.redd.it/3t0trm4e676h1.png?width=2810&format=png&auto=webp&s=5f5860923f949d5a17b9a019dd59afa4636574e2

Thoughts: Will RAG become a DE specialization, or is AI Engineering a separate discipline?
=> You can also discuss this with fellow DE's on Discord - https://discord.com/invite/KjRM6MdYJ

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u/andhroindian — 27 days ago

🎙️ Bondhaluru AMA – LIVE @ 6 PM!

Bondhaluru gurinchi meeku unna questions, ideas, suggestions emaina unte live lo discuss cheddam.

⏰ Eeroju Evening 6 PM

Ask Me Anything,
Live lo kaluddam. 😊

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u/andhroindian — 28 days ago

[Mod Updates] - Discord Server, Offline Meetups, Video Comment Replies

Hey Bondhas,
We have a few exciting updates to share:

🎥 Video Replies Enabled - You can comment video replies starting from June 11, in r/Bondhaluru community. [CHECK COMMENTS FOR DEMO]

🎉 Upcoming Community Events
We’re planning a few fun events and community activities soon.

💬Discord Server
Server will be live by June 20, will be rolled out through https://xblore.in using Approx Location CHECK - This will ensure us, only bengaluru bondhas can access Discord Server.

Thank you for being part of Bondhaluru! ❤️

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u/andhroindian — 29 days ago

Business Acceleration with XBLORE - MOD MAIL to Collab

Hey Bondhaluru Fam!
XBLORE Gurinchi Meeku Telusu Anukunta, it's a Regional Network for Telugus in Bengaluru.
[Reddit lo matrame, slang ga bondhaluru]

So, matter enti ante - XBLORE ni oka exploration platform ga, ideate and execution chesthunna.

idhi meeku baaga telusu, EIRA BAND - so initial ga Jams start ayindhi, mana sub lo ne.. and ippudu its rocking like never ending rhythm in BLR. Congrats to those organizers. an inspiration for many hobbists.

EIRA BAND laaga, meeku edho oka chinna idea undochu, adhi execute cheyadanike platform idhi.

mee business edhaina, MOD Mail eyyandi, host chestham XBLORE lo

Come and Host with us

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u/andhroindian — 1 month ago

[Discord DEC] - "Data Engineers Chat" Server for Serious Builders

I’ve been working as a Senior Data Engineer and realized most communities are either too generic or not very active.

So I’m building a focused Discord Server for data engineers where we can:

- Discuss real-world architectures
- Do system design / interview prep
- Collaborate on projects (ETL, streaming, etc.)
- Crowdfund on Advanced Courses (Save Money)
- Peer - Peer Mock Interviews to crack Senior DE roles
- Data Modelling Mentorship

If that sounds useful, feel free to join:
https://discord.gg/KbqTJNPRYv

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u/andhroindian — 2 months ago

Common Generative AI Terms - 2026

1. Generative AI: A type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text, images, music, code, or videos, based on patterns learned from existing data.

2. Large Language Model (LLM): A deep learning model trained on massive amounts of text data, capable of understanding, generating, and manipulating human language. Examples: GPT-3.5, GPT-4, ChatGPT, Claude.

3. Tokens: The basic units of text that LLMs process. They can be words, sub-word units, or punctuation, and are used to break down input text.

4. Context Window: The maximum number of tokens an LLM can consider at once when processing input and generating output. A larger context window allows for longer conversations and more complex prompts.

5. Prompt: The input text or instructions given to a Generative AI model to elicit a specific response or output.

6. Prompt Engineering: The art and science of crafting effective prompts to guide Generative AI models to produce desired outputs, optimizing for accuracy, relevance, and style.

7. Zero-Shot Prompting: Asking an LLM to perform a task it hasn't been explicitly trained on, relying on its general knowledge and understanding of language.

8. Few-Shot Prompting: Providing an LLM with a few examples of input-output pairs within the prompt itself to demonstrate the desired task and improve performance.

9. Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Prompting: Encouraging an LLM to generate step-by-step reasoning before arriving at a final answer, improving performance on complex tasks.

10. Temperature: A parameter that controls the randomness of an LLM's output. Higher temperatures lead to more creative but potentially less coherent responses, while lower temperatures yield more focused and deterministic outputs.

11. Hallucination: When a Generative AI model produces incorrect, nonsensical, or fabricated information that is presented as factual.

12. Fine-tuning: The process of further training a pre-trained LLM on a smaller, specific dataset to adapt it to a particular task or domain.

13. Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG): A technique that enhances LLMs by retrieving relevant information from an external knowledge base before generating a response, grounding the AI in factual data.

14. Embeddings: Numerical representations (vectors) of text, images, or other data that capture semantic meaning, allowing AI models to understand relationships between different pieces of information.

15. Latent Space: An abstract, multi-dimensional space where Generative AI models represent and manipulate data. The process of generating content involves navigating this space.

16. Diffusion Models: A class of generative models, popular for image generation, that work by gradually adding noise to data and then learning to reverse the process to create new data.

17. Generative Adversarial Network (GAN): A framework consisting of two neural networks (a generator and a discriminator) that compete against each other to produce highly realistic synthetic data.

18. Multimodal AI: Generative AI models capable of understanding and generating content across multiple modalities, such as text, images, audio, and video.

19. Transformer Architecture: The foundational neural network architecture that powers most modern LLMs, known for its ability to process sequential data and capture long-range dependencies.

20. Content Moderation: Processes and tools used to ensure that AI-generated content adheres to safety guidelines, ethical standards, and legal requirements, preventing the creation of harmful or inappropriate material.

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u/andhroindian — 2 months ago