Answer: no. Exactly day 7 means exactly, so day 6 and day 8 count for nothing. Join on activity_day = signup_date + 7, not a range, and the equality enforces "exactly" for free.

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Good timing on that one. Support for the Azure Functions in-process model ends Nov 10, 2026, so the isolated worker move is the part that can't wait.

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Good pick. The Data Pipelines track on leetdata.ai opens with DAGs, sensors and idempotency, then has you debug real incidents like stuck sensors and retry storms. The beginner levels are free: leetdata.ai/paths/pipeline Airflow or Dagster first?

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Thanks for the correction, and for a great write-up from @avrahamr and Roy Noyman. Wix it is, noted for next time.

Welcome, Samuel! A solid first step: the 8 "Start here" SQL problems on leetdata.ai take about 20 minutes and cover what DE interviewers open with. Which side are you leaning toward, pipelines or analytics?

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