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new a578150e6 Clarify differences of DataFusion with other systems in
README.md (#5578)
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commit a578150e63e344fbaa7d13eda58544482dea4729
Author: Andrew Lamb <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Mar 15 13:25:28 2023 +0100
Clarify differences of DataFusion with other systems in README.md (#5578)
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README.md | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DataFusion offers SQL and Dataframe APIs, excellent
[performance](https://benchm
- Written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), a modern system language with
development
productivity similar to Java or Golang, the performance of C++, and
[loved by programmers
everywhere](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#technology-most-loved-dreaded-and-wanted).
-- Support for [Substrait](https://substrait.io/) for query plan serialization,
making it easier to integrate DataFusion
+- Support for [Substrait](https://substrait.io/) for query plan serialization,
making it easier to integrate DataFusion
with other projects, and to pass plans across language boundaries.
## Use Cases
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ execution plans, file format support, etc.
## Comparisons with other projects
+When compared to similar systems, DataFusion typically is:
+
+1. Targeted at developers, rather than end users / data scientists.
+2. Designed to be embedded, rather than a complete file based SQL system.
+3. Governed by the [Apache Software Foundation](https://www.apache.org/)
process, rather than a single company or individual.
+4. Implemented in `Rust`, rather than `C/C++`
+
Here is a comparison with similar projects that may help understand
when DataFusion might be be suitable and unsuitable for your needs:
