My bad :) Wrong email list; I will retry with the correct one. On Tue, Nov 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM Anton Vinogradov <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I’d like to nominate Aleksandr Chesnokov (chesnokoff) as an Apache Ignite > committer. He’s been contributing to Ignite since October 2024. > > As of 9 November 2026, Aleksandr had resolved 97 Ignite issues and > reported 46 bugs [1]. He had 71 merged PRs in apache/ignite, 10 in > apache/ignite-extensions, and 16 in the abbreviation plugin [2]. He had > also reviewed 30 PRs from other contributors [3]. > > For rolling upgrades, Aleksandr added version checks for joining nodes and > commands to manage upgrades [4][5]. In Ignite Extensions, he added system > view data and cache store operations to the performance reports [6]. > > He added JSON descriptions of message formats and a CI check that flags > outdated descriptions [7]. He opened a dev@ discussion on how to use > those descriptions to review compatibility [8]. He also proposed > documenting the compatibility guarantees for different interfaces [9]. > > For 2.18, he fixed a TCP discovery serialization blocker and stopped > orphaned test JVMs from breaking CI [10][11]. He also updated log4net to > address a vulnerability and restore .NET CI [12]. > > He moved the Ignite abbreviation plugin to Gradle and announced version > 4.0.0 on dev@ [13][14]. He also worked on JDK migration, fixed flaky > tests, updated the docs, and added CI checks that compile documentation > examples [15]. > > When a user reported a distributed lock hang on user@, Aleksandr filed a > bug with a reproducer [16]. He presented his Ignite re-encryption > benchmarks at RI-2026 and published the results [17]. > > On a recent build fix, Aleksandr approved the change and arranged for a > committer to merge it [18]. Commit access would let him merge reviewed > changes in the areas he already works on. > > Please share your thoughts, especially if you’ve worked with Aleksandr. > > Thanks, > Anton > > [1] > https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20IGNITE%20AND%20assignee%20%3D%20chesnokoff%20AND%20resolution%20in%20(Fixed%2C%20Done) > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20IGNITE%20AND%20reporter%20%3D%20chesnokoff%20AND%20type%20%3D%20Bug > [2] > https://github.com/apache/ignite/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+author%3Achesnokoff > > https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+author%3Achesnokoff > > https://github.com/timoninmaxim/ignite-abbrev-plugin/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+author%3Achesnokoff > [3] > https://github.com/apache/ignite/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Achesnokoff+-author%3Achesnokoff > > https://github.com/apache/ignite-extensions/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Achesnokoff+-author%3Achesnokoff > > https://github.com/apache/ignite-nodejs-thin-client/pulls?q=is%3Apr+reviewed-by%3Achesnokoff+-author%3Achesnokoff > [4] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-25534 > [5] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-26748 > [6] https://apache.googlesource.com/ignite-extensions/%2Blog > [7] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-29143 > [8] https://lists.apache.org/thread/hq3d8opxscww09pobvqfvwgc1d0v9cls > [9] https://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40ignite.apache.org/msg54106.html > [10] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28337 > [11] https://habr.com/ru/companies/sberbank/articles/1048994/ > [12] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28564 > [13] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-25625 > [14] https://lists.apache.org/thread/jfzgh5wnbl2ygrd53j85sb578zhol9qs > [15] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28975 > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28804 > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28579 > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-28800 > [16] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IGNITE-27962 > [17] > https://dev.to/chesnokoff/notes-on-re-encryption-in-apache-ignite-2180-56hn > [18] > https://github.com/apache/ignite/pull/13732#pullrequestreview-5651219637 >
