I'd like to mention Arrow-rs's decision to move out of the main repo. From my understanding, the most important reason is that Rust crates tend to release more often so that downstream can enjoy minor or patch updates more often, but previously releases of Arrow-rs are in lockstep with other language implementations and happen every 4 months.
- https://arrow.apache.org/blog/2021/05/04/rust-dev-workflow/ - https://lists.apache.org/thread/t7tb6kpgxnpjs120jq04r5nrbq0rpdjl - https://lists.apache.org/thread/4f4sm78somg0n9710w5qftc6hgbc9p3r On 2023/07/19 09:30:34 Jan Kaul wrote: > Hey all, > > we just had our first sync for the rust iceberg developers and it was > great to talk to everyone. > > The most important point that came up was the location where the rust > development should take place. The two options are either to have a > separate "iceberg-rust" repository or to create a "rust" folder in the > existing apache/iceberg repository. > > The benefits of a separate repository are separate CI, simpler merging > of PRs and a more scalable solution if more languages are added. > > The benefits of a subfolder in the existing repository are more > visibility, easier coordination with the java project and more feedback > from the community. > > The developers currently working on the rust implementation slightly > favor a separate repository but would be okay with using the existing > repository. > > > It would be great if you could share your opinions on the topic. Maybe > this could also be a point for the community sync later today. > > Hope you're all doing well. Best wishes, > > Jan > >
