Thanks Reddy! I will add these to the list. Were you interested in writing up either topic?
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Reddy B. <redd...@live.fr> wrote: > Hi Jenn, > > Just to share two topics ideas for the Migration Guide : > > - it would be great to have a guide focused on moving from a single node > CouchDb 1.6.x to a distributed cluster using 2.0 features. As a 1.6.x user, > this is the biggest quotation mark - and excitement I have. I wouldn't feel > any desire to migrate if it wasn't for that. > > - Also, it would be very useful if there could be a post focused on > strategies to change the number of nodes safely (adding nodes and/or > removing nodes) while already in production. > > These are the two big things I am waiting with CouchDb 2.0 and I thought > it could be very likely that I'm not the only one in this situation, so it > could be interesting to make the information easily accessible :) > > > > On 19/07/2016 22:07, Jenn Turner wrote: > >> Hello there! >> We’re getting closer to releasing CouchDB 2.0 and leading up to its >> official >> release, we want to publish a series of blog posts examining topics like >> the >> history of the project, differences between the 2.0 and 1.0 architecture, >> unpacking the new features, and so forth. >> To accomplish this **we need your help**, we need 7-8 CouchDB users to >> help >> write these posts. Don’t worry, we’re not after Shakespeare here, just >> introducing an idea in 200-300 words, to get folks interested in CouchDB >> 2.0. >> I’ll be available to help with editing and coordinating the publication >> schedule. >> Ideally, we’ll be able to release two posts a week, one on Monday and >> Wednesday, with the weekly news still going out on Thursdays, so we’re not >> over saturating the blog. Jan Lehnardt has volunteered to kick off the >> series >> next week, with a post on the The Road to CouchDB 2.0 on Monday. >> That means we need a volunteer to write one for next Wednesday, July >> 27. We’re >> still tossing around ideas for giving the 7-8 authors of these posts a >> special >> kind of CouchDB swag, if that helps. :) >> Below is a list of topics (also important: if you have an idea for a >> topic you >> **don’t see** below, please let us know!): >> **The Road to CouchDB 2.0**: (Jan) >> \- History of the big Couch fork >> \- Cloudant >> \- Big Couch merge announcement >> \- Davisphack (rnewson on the couch) >> \- Windsor merge >> \- New build system >> \- Cluster setup >> \- Tests! Tests! Tests! >> \- RC1 >> **The CouchDB 2.0 Architecture**: (need volunteer) >> \- Dynamo >> \- BigCouch >> \- Cluster/Shards/Consistency >> **Release Candidates**: (need volunteer) >> \- Please test: >> \- Install >> \- 1 node >> \- 3 node >> \- n node >> \- App Devs & Library devs: >> \- Run your software against each >> \- Fix any issues on your side >> \- Report any issues to us >> **Migration Guide**: (need volunteer) >> \- 99% is the same >> \- update_seq is opaque string now >> \- Changes feed can include duplicates >> \- JS apps using /_utils/*.js: copy 1.6 files and put into your apps >> \- /_config is not available on the cluster, but there is >> /_node/<fqdn>/ >> _config/ for your setup needs, make sure you do it on all nodes >> \- Test suites: >> \- If you are creating and deleting databases in quick succession, start >> using >> unique db names (and add cleanup) >> New features posts >> \- **Feature: compactor** (need volunteer) >> \- faster >> \- lower i/o >> \- more compact files >> \- faster post compaction files >> \- **Feature: replicator** (need volunteer) >> \- TBD >> \- **Feature: fauxton** (need volunteer) >> \- Complete rewrite >> \- First Backbone >> \- Now React >> \- Extendable >> \- **Feature: Mango query** (need volunteer) >> \- Import from Cloudant Query >> \- MongoDB-inspired query language >> \- Create indexes >> \- Query patterns >> \- **Miscellaneous improvements and bugfixes** (need volunteer) >> \- /_db_updates gets persisted, supports ?since like changes >> \- Preview: view based changes >> \- Uses rebar under the hood for building, ditched autotools \o/ >> Also, if you have an idea of someone who would be a good candidate to >> write >> one of these blog posts, let me know so I can reach out to them. >> Please help us get the community excited for the changes coming to >> CouchDB. :D >> :D :D >> Cheers! >> >> Jenn Turner >> >> The Neighbourhoodie Software GmbH >> Adalbertstr. 7-8, 10999 Berlin >> [neighbourhood.ie](https://link.nylas.com/link/c4yg26doe3du1m7gpdgdrj1jp >> /local-eda5af1b- >> >> bbb8/0?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fneighbourhood.ie%2F&r=ZGV2QGNvdWNoZGIuYXBhY2hlLm9yZw== >> "http://neighbourhood.ie/"; ) >> >> Handelsregister HRB 157851 B Amtsgericht Charlottenburg >> Geschäftsführung: Jan Lehnardt >> >> >
