It seems that we can use .asf.yaml to set the description on
GitHub:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INFRA/git+-+.asf.yaml+features#Git.asf.yamlfeatures-GitHubsettings
github:
description: "Apache Arrow is ..."
In <CAJPUwMB6yjWnxyE0xsCVbfd=KxSqd6rp6VUFhvr0=eou5fz...@mail.gmail.com>
"Re: Long title on github page" on Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:44:57 -0500,
Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll wait a day or two for more feedback to percolate and then ask
> Infra to change the description on GitHub.
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 4:47 PM Adam Lippai <a...@rigo.sk> wrote:
>>
>> +1
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 23:38 Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Sound good enough to me.
>> >
>> >
>> > Le 10/06/2021 à 23:35, Wes McKinney a écrit :
>> > > I hate to reopen this can of worms again, but here is my effort to
>> > > synthesize feedback:
>> > >
>> > > "Apache Arrow is a multi-language toolbox for accelerated data
>> > > interchange and in-memory processing."
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 12:37 PM Dominik Moritz <domor...@apache.org>
>> > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> I thought there were some good suggestions in this thread. @Wes, did you
>> > >> find a description you liked?
>> > >>
>> > >> On May 18, 2021 at 06:24:47, Adam Hooper <a...@adamhooper.com> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>> Poll question: why did you choose Arrow?
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Personally: I researched Arrow because it's a spec for IPC. (My
>> > requirement
>> > >>> was: "wrap computations in a separate process.") I chose Arrow for its
>> > >>> community and ecosystem -- in other words, because my peers chose it.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I happen to use the compute kernel and Parquet capabilities every day;
>> > but
>> > >>> they did not sway me at all. I would choose Arrow if it were nothing
>> > but
>> > >>> this spec and this community. (I chose HTML, after all.)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I see the *code* as one enormous proof that the *spec* is good, and as
>> > a
>> > >>> collection of examples and best practices.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> ... so a great pitch to me would be: "Apache Arrow is a data format and
>> > >>> toolbox for efficient in-memory processing."
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Enjoy life,
>> > >>> Adam
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 2:38 AM Aldrin <akmon...@ucsc.edu.invalid>
>> > wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>> "Apache Arrow is a data processing library that also provides a
>> > uniform,
>> > >>>
>> > >>> efficient interface for data systems."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> This probably still isn't quite right, I imagine the bit about "for
>> > data
>> > >>>
>> > >>> systems" needs some addition (maybe "for transport between data
>> > systems")?
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> My primary motivators:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - "A data processing library":
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Arrow provides many language bindings, but ultimately they're
>> > all
>> > >>>
>> > >>> part of the same "library ecosystem", which I think is fine to
>> > >>>
>> > >>> capture in
>> > >>>
>> > >>> "library"
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - A main goal of arrow is for processing to be fast, whatever
>> > that
>> > >>>
>> > >>> processing may be
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - "uniform, efficient interface for data systems":
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Arrow, provides (or tries to) a cohesive ("uniform")
>> > interface for
>> > >>>
>> > >>> data processing (although it has several APIs to do this)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Also, IMO, a motivation for arrow was a format and library to
>> > >>>
>> > >>> facilitate processing, but that provided functions and
>> > >>>
>> > >>> interfaces to easily
>> > >>>
>> > >>> translate into optimized data formats used by disparate data
>> > systems
>> > >>>
>> > >>> (cassandra, hadoop, etc.).
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Arrow tries to be transparently zero-copy, which is part of
>> > the
>> > >>>
>> > >>> interface for efficiency
>> > >>>
>> > >>> - Arrow certainly has a data format, but that format is the crux
>> > of the
>> > >>>
>> > >>> interface (IMO). However, it also makes using other formats easy
>> > (via
>> > >>>
>> > >>> filesystem API and parquet reader/writers, etc.). So, focusing on
>> > the
>> > >>>
>> > >>> data
>> > >>>
>> > >>> format seems unnecessary in such a terse description.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Aldrin Montana
>> > >>>
>> > >>> Computer Science PhD Student
>> > >>>
>> > >>> UC Santa Cruz
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:07 PM Weston Pace <weston.p...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> I'd avoid the word "structured" as it is somewhat ill-defined.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:37 PM Mauricio Vargas
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> <mauri...@ursacomputing.com> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>> more marketed:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>> How about: "Apache Arrow is a format and language-agnostic library
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> focused
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>> on efficient sharing and processing of structured data."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 6:25 PM Micah Kornfield <
>> > emkornfi...@gmail.com
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> How about: "Apache Arrow is a collection of specifications, cross
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> language
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> libraries and applications focused on efficient sharing and
>> > >>>
>> > >>> processing
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> of
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> structured data."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 3:06 PM Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 4:58 PM Weston Pace <weston.p...@gmail.com
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> “Apache Arrow is a format and compute kernel for in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>> data”
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> I like this but no one ever knows what "in-memory" means (or they
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> just
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> think 'data is always in memory'). How about...
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a format and compute kernel for zero-copy
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> processing
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> and sharing of data."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> or...
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a format and compute kernel for processing and
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> sharing data without serialization overhead."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> A few issues with this:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> * Multiple PL aspect unclear (is a single piece of software, or
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> multiple pieces of software?)
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> * Development platform aspect unclear
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> I see that some people don't like the word "platform". Some people
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> come to this project and want to find an end-to-end application,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> rather than a developer toolkit that they can use to build
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> applications. Perhaps we should be more explicit and use
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> "computational development toolkit" instead of "platform".
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> Although marshalling[1] would probably be a more precise word it
>> > >>>
>> > >>> is
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> not as well known.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshalling_(computer_science)
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 9:36 AM Mauricio Vargas
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>> <mauri...@ursacomputing.com> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> a few ideas
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/arrow - Apache Arrow is an efficient library
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> big data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> processing and sharing
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/arrow - Apache Arrow is a computational tool
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> processing, storing and sharing large datasets
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/arrow - Apache Arrow is a fast and simple
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> library
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> big data analytics
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> *github.com/apache/arrow <http://github.com/apache/arrow> -
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> Apache
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> Arrow is
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> a powerful workhorse for analytic operations on modern
>> > >>>
>> > >>> hardware*
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 3:13 PM Julian Hyde <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> jhyde.apa...@gmail.com>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> Alright, well, whatever it is, it must fit into one breath.
>> > >>>
>> > >>> If
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> high-concept pitch is successful, people will stick around
>> > >>>
>> > >>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> full
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> pitch.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> Words such as “platform” and “enable” are noise. You say
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> “platform”,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> they
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> start to say “what exactly do you mean by platform”, the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> elevator
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> doors
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> open, and they’re gone.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> “Apache Arrow is a format and compute kernel for in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> data”
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On May 17, 2021, at 12:03 PM, Eduardo Ponce <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> edponc...@gmail.com
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> One more suggestion for the bucket:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a computational platform for efficient
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> representation and processing."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 2:49 PM Wes McKinney <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> wesmck...@gmail.com>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I think less is better in the description, but
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> unfortunately the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> association of Arrow as being "just a data format" has
>> > >>>
>> > >>> been
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> actively
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> harmful in some ways to community growth. We have a data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> format,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> yes,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> but we are also creating a computational platform to go
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> hand-in-hand
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> with the data format to make it easier to build fast
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> applications
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> that
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> use the data format. So the description needs to capture
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> both of
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> these
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> ideas.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:15 PM Julian Hyde <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> jhyde.apa...@gmail.com>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I think that the “cross-language development platform
>> > >>>
>> > >>> for”
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> is
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> noise.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> (I’m sure that JPEG developers think that JPEG is a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> “cross-language
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> development platform” too. But it isn’t. It is an image
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> format.)
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is data format for efficient in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> processing.”
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ll note that In marketing speak, we are developing a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> high-concept
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> pitch [1] here. Every company needs a name, a brand, a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> high-concept
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> pitch,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> and 3- or 4-sentence description. But every Apache project
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> needs
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> these
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> too.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> It’s worth spending the time on the description, also, and
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> then
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> use
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> them in
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> all the places that we describe Arrow.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Julian
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> https://www.growthink.com/content/whats-your-high-concept-pitch
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 17, 2021, at 7:38 AM, Eduardo Ponce <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> edponc...@gmail.com
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Nate's and Brian's suggestions, but would
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> like to
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> add
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> that we
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> can make it a one-liner for more conciseness and
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> consistency
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> with
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> other
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apache projects.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apologies if it seems I am going around the suggestions
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> loop
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> again.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a cross-language development platform
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> enabling
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> efficient
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in-memory data processing and transport."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 10:11 AM Brian Hulette <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> bhule...@apache.org>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for bringing this up Dominik. I sampled some
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> of the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> descriptions
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for other Apache projects I frequent, the ones with a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> meaningful
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> description have a single sentence:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/spark - Apache Spark - A unified
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> analytics
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> engine
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> large-scale data processing
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/beam - Apache Beam is a unified
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> programming
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> model
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Batch and Streaming
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> github.com/apache/avro - Apache Avro is a data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> serialization
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> system
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Several others (Flink, Hadoop, ...) just have "[Mirror
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> of]
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> Apache
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> <name>"
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as the description.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> +1 for Nate's suggestion "Apache Arrow is a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> cross-language
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> development
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> platform for in-memory data. It enables systems to
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> process
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> and
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> transport
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data more efficiently."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:23 AM Wes McKinney <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> wesmck...@gmail.com>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's probably best for description to limit mentions
>> > >>>
>> > >>> of
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> specific
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> features. There are some high level features mentioned
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> in
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> description now ("computational libraries and
>> > >>>
>> > >>> zero-copy
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> streaming
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> messaging and interprocess communication"), but now in
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> 2021
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> since
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project has grown so much, it could leave people with
>> > >>>
>> > >>> a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> limited view
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of what they might find here.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:14 AM Mauricio Vargas
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <mauri...@ursacomputing.com> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Apache Arrow is a cross-language development
>> > >>>
>> > >>> platform
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It enables systems to process and transport data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> efficiently,
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> providing a
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simple and fast library for partitioning of large
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> tables'?
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry the delay, long election day
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2021, 2:27 PM Nate Bauernfeind <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> natebauernfe...@deephaven.io>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Suggestion: faster -> more efficiently
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a cross-language development
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> platform for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data. It enables systems to process and transport
>> > >>>
>> > >>> data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> more
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> efficiently."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 11:35 AM Wes McKinney <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>> wesmck...@gmail.com
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's what there now:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a cross-language development
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> platform
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data. It specifies a standardized
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> language-independent
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> columnar
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> format for flat and hierarchical data, organized
>> > >>>
>> > >>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> efficient
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> analytic operations on modern hardware. It also
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> provides
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> computational
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> libraries and zero-copy streaming messaging and
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> interprocess
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> communication…"
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about something shorter like
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Apache Arrow is a cross-language development
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> platform
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>> for
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in-memory
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data. It enables systems to process and transport
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> data
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> faster."
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Suggestions / refinements from others welcome
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 9:12 PM Dominik Moritz <
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> domor...@cmu.edu
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Super minor issue but could someone make the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> description
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> on
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GitHub
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shorter?
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GitHub puts the description into the title of the
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> page
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>> and makes
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to find it in URL autocomplete.
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> --
>> > >>> Adam Hooper
>> > >>> +1-514-882-9694
>> > >>> http://adamhooper.com
>> > >>>
>> >
