Bruno, a lead Data Engineer at phData, shares his journey with dbt, highlighting his contributions to the community and the evolution of the dbt developer experience. Initially, Bruno began engaging with dbt by creating helpful resources, such as a cheatsheet, which played a pivotal role in his recognition within the community, earning him the dbt community award twice. With the fusion of SDF Labs and dbt Labs, Bruno expresses excitement about the new Fusion engine, which significantly enhances the dbt experience, particularly with the VS Code extension. This new tool offers real-time SQL error detection, an interactive model and column lineage view, and instant refactoring capabilities, streamlining workflows and reducing development challenges. Bruno emphasizes the transformative impact of the Fusion engine, which provides a more intuitive, efficient, and interactive environment for dbt users, merging the benefits of both core and cloud functionalities. He encourages the community to embrace this new era in dbt development and to contribute feedback for continuous improvement.