Thanks Kou! I have updated the description using .asf.yaml. Appreciate everyone giving thought to this!
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 8:13 PM Sutou Kouhei <k...@clear-code.com> wrote: > > 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 > >> > >>> > >> >