There is also a Jira to track pre-merge tasks here: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-18196
> On Sep 20, 2024, at 4:09 PM, Josh McKenzie <jmcken...@apache.org> wrote: > > >> >> This presents an opportune moment for those interested to review the code. >> ... >> +88,341 −7,341 >> 1003 Files changed > > O.o > This is... very large. If we use CASSANDRA-8099 as our "banana for scale": >> 645 files changed, 49381 insertions(+), 42227 deletions(-) > > To be clear - I don't think we collectively should be worried about > disruption from this patch since: > Each commit (or the vast majority?) has already been reviewed by >= 1 other > committer > 7.3k deletions is a lot less than 42k > We now have fuzzing, property based testing, and the simulator > Most of this code is additive > How would you recommend interested parties engage with reviewing this > behemoth? Or perhaps subsections of it or key areas to familiarize themselves > with the structure? > >> On Fri, Sep 20, 2024, at 12:17 PM, David Capwell wrote: >> Recently, we rebased against the trunk branch, ensuring that the accord >> branch is now in sync with the latest trunk version. This presents an >> opportune moment for those interested to review the code. >> >> We have a pending pull request >> (https://github.com/apache/cassandra/pull/3552) that we do not intend to >> merge. >> >> Our current focus is on addressing several bug fixes and ensuring the safety >> of topology changes (as evidenced by the number of issues filed against the >> trunk). Once we wrap up bug fixes and safety features, we will likely >> discuss the merge to trunk, so now is a great time to start engaging. >> >> Thank you everyone for your patience! >