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+=== Inside Cassandra: An Interview with Project Contributor, Aleksandr
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+We continue our Inside Cassandra series with a Q&A with Aleksandr Sorokoumov
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+If communities are the heart of a project, contributors are the lifeblood that
keeps open source development pumping away. This time we introduce Aleksandr
Sorokoumov. If his volunteer work on the Apache Cassandra project inspires you
to get involved, try reading our guide
xref:development/index.adoc[‘Contributing to Cassandra’].
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+image::blog/inside-Cassandra-Aleksandr-Sorokoumov.png[Aleksandr Sorokoumov]
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+=== About Our Contributor
+
+Based in Germany, Aleksandr Sorokoumov is a software engineer at Confluent,
where he works on ksqlDB, a database purpose-built for stream processing
applications. Previously, he was employed at DataStax working on DSE storage
engine and AstraDB, a cloud-native database built on top of Apache Cassandra.
As well as contributing code to the project, he’s also begun contributing
technical write-ups to share some of his hard-fought-for experience with users
and contributors.
+
+=== Contributor Questions
+
+*Question:* What are you currently working on, or have worked on, in the past
for the Apache Cassandra project?
+
+*Answer:* I am currently working on an article about the internals of
CommitLog. This is a component in Apache Cassandra responsible for durability.
I worked on several projects at my previous job that required an in-depth
understanding of how CommitLog works. It took me some time to find out the
details as I had to dig into old JIRA issues and ask experts clarifying
questions. I believe this information will benefit DBAs and new contributors;
therefore, I felt it would be good to share it.
+
+Previously, I worked on improving serialization efficiency
(https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-15215[CASSANDRA-15215^]).
https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/encoding#varints[VInt^] (or
Varints) is an encoding used to serialize integers, so that smaller numbers
occupy less space. With my patch, the serialization throughput increased by up
to 30%.
+
+*Question:* What’s been the most rewarding aspect of being part of the Apache
Cassandra community?
+
+*Answer:* There are two important aspects I would like to mention. First of
all, it is interaction with the community members. People working on Apache
Cassandra are among the most supportive and experienced professionals I have
had a chance to work with. Collaborating with them creates a ton of learning
opportunities. The second aspect is the impact of the work you do. Apache
Cassandra is a database running at a massive scale that powers the
infrastructure of many well-known companies. [...]
+
+*Question:* For someone reading this and can help, what types of contributions
or support do you think the Cassandra community needs, or is there anything
they can do to help you?
+
+*Answer:* In my opinion, one of the areas the Cassandra community will always
appreciate help is work on quality. Cassandra 4.0 was a great breakthrough for
the project in paying back the technical debt.
+
+With many upcoming exciting features in-flight, it takes constant effort from
everyone to maintain the high bar. In my opinion, fixing a failing test is one
of the best ways to get started. Such issues are often well-scoped, and the
community always welcomes patches in this area.
+
+*Note:* _If you’d like to try fixing some failing tests, you can find
unassigned tickets on
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=496&quickFilter=2252[this
kanban board^]._
+
+*Question:* What areas of interest and fields are you passionate about in your
career?
+
+*Answer:* I am passionate about distributed databases and streaming systems.
One of the aspects I love about these fields is the bi-directional feedback
loop between industry and academia. On the one hand, concepts behind systems
like Apache Cassandra were first described in research publications. For
example, link:/doc/latest/cassandra/new/transientreplication.html[Transient
Replication] implements an algorithm published in
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.146.34 [...]
+
+Successful projects in these areas often live for a long time and have a
massive impact on the entire industry. Apache Cassandra is 13 years old, an
impressive age for a piece of software, yet we have an energetic community and
so many exciting upcoming features.
+
+*Question:* How were you introduced to open source software development, and
what was your first contribution to an open source project?
+
+*Answer:* I was fortunate to participate in
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/[Google Summer of Code in 2014^] during my
Master's studies. I worked on https://github.com/incanter/incanter[Incanter^],
a data-science library for Clojure and its integration with
https://github.com/mikera/core.matrix[core.matrix^] - a pluggable backend for
array programming.
+
+*Question:* What advice would you give to someone getting started with open
source projects?
+
+*Answer:* Don't be shy to reach out to the community. I know from personal
experience that it might feel scary at first to ask questions in public
mediums, such as mailing lists or Slack. However, there are many fantastic open
source communities, such as Apache Cassandra, where people will be happy to
help you find a starting issue, answer questions, and review patches.
+
+*Question:* What do you like to do with your spare time when you're not
volunteering on the project?
+
+*Answer:* I like to learn new skills in my free time. I am currently learning
how to play an electric guitar.
+
+=== How to contribute
+
+As well as the diving into failing tests, as mentioned above, a good starting
point for anyone wanting to help with code is our unassigned “Starter Tickets”
for versions 4.0.x and 4.1.x, which you’ll find listed on
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/RapidBoard.jspa?rapidView=484&quickFilter=2162&quickFilter=2160[this
kanban board^]. Just remember to assign yourself to the ticket and acknowledge
the status, such as ‘Work in Progress’ and ‘Needs Committer/Patch Available’
when you submi [...]
+
+You can also introduce yourself to active developers on the
https://the-asf.slack.com/[ASF Slack^] in the #cassandra-dev Slack channel. If
you use `@cassandra_mentors`, that will put you in touch with our Cassandra
mentors.
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