tustvold opened a new issue, #4253: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/4253
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.** <!-- A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...] (This section helps Arrow developers understand the context and *why* for this feature, in addition to the *what*) --> There is ongoing discussion of introducing an ArrayView type to the format - https://lists.apache.org/thread/r28rw5n39jwtvn08oljl09d4q2c1ysvb We should explore the design space around this, in particular to gather some empirical data as to the impact of introducing such a type. **Describe the solution you'd like** <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> I would like to prototype an implementation of StringView and explore integrating it into the parquet reader, where it ostensibly could yield to some non-trivial performance improvements **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. --> -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org