When the inventory grows, managing various versions with version control is essential. Applying "Version-controlled configuration files (YAML/JSON) for all index rules" is a solution. The fundamental shift is to stop treating index rules as descriptions in a Word document or entries in a database GUI, and instead treat them as source code. This practice is called Configuration … Continue reading Breakdown 1: Apply “Version-controlled configuration files (YAML/JSON) for all index rules”

A blueprint describes the architectural principles and best practices that a modern, large-scale index provider either uses or is actively migrating towards. The Core System Components (Immutable audit logs of all calculations) Workflow Orchestration Uses tools like Apache Airflow, Prefect, or custom schedulers Defines DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs) for each rebalance event Implements dependency management … Continue reading Blueprint of a Workflow on the Platform

Based on what I've seen, I totally vibe with this engineer's take on how he uses AI: The keys to do good prompting are: be very specific! provide visual context, screenshot don't do too much at once, do small iterations

Big asset managers like BlackRock, Vanguard use custom-built schedulers, cron-based orchestration, enterprise ETL tools, and monolithic job control systems to manage workflow. These setups were often brittle and difficult to manage at scale but were the standard in the 2000s and early 2010s. Finance had complex, interdependent systems decades before open-source orchestration tools existed. Regulations … Continue reading Apache Airflow and Prefect

The internal scheduling is a mission-critical process managed with enterprise-grade tools designed for reliability, observability, and dependency management. The industry-standard tool for this in modern data engineering is Apache Airflow. Other similar tools include Prefect, Dagster, or enterprise software like Control-M. Dependency Management: This is the #1 reason. An index rebalance isn't one script; it's a sequence of tasks (a Directed … Continue reading Workflow Scheduling

# Quantum Index Reconstruction Web Application - Implementation Plan ## 🎯 **Project Overview** Build a simple, clean web interface for the autonomous `quant_package` that allows users to: - Input a date for index reconstruction - View results in a tabular format on the web - Download results as CSV file to local drive ## 🏗️ … Continue reading A Detailed App Plan Created by Claude Sonnet 4

Project Packaging & Metadata setup.py: Used to package and distribute Python projects. Build tool: Use setuptools to define package name, version, dependencies, etc. Semantic Versioning: Follows MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH, e.g., 1.0.0. Special package attributes: Logging Import logger directly: from logging import Logger Common methods of logging.Logger instance: debug(), info(), warning(), error(), critical() Logger setup best practices (setup_logging) … Continue reading Advancing Python Knowledge_2

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A high-level architectural diagram to visualize the system /index-platform/ ├── 📁 docs/ │ ├── methodology_guides/ │ ├── api_documentation.md │ └── architecture.md │ ├── 📁 libs/ (Shared Libraries & Core Logic) │ ├── 📁 data-connectors/ (Code to talk to Bloomberg, Refinitiv, etc.) │ │ ├── bloomberg.py │ │ └── refinitiv.py │ ├── 📁 index-methodologies/ (The "Rules … Continue reading Architecture Diagram of Indexing Engine

API Rate Limiting Rate limiting ensures you don’t overwhelm an API. Use tools like time.sleep() to limit the frequency of API requests. __enter__ and __exit__ for Context Management Custom context managers can be created using __enter__ and __exit__. Use with to ensure proper setup and teardown. Timing Blocks for Performance Analysis Use time or timeit … Continue reading Advancing Python Knowledge_1