morsapaes commented on a change in pull request #363:
URL: https://github.com/apache/flink-web/pull/363#discussion_r461641173
##########
File path: _posts/2020-07-29-community-update.md
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: "Flink Community Update - July'20"
+date: 2020-07-29T08:00:00.000Z
+categories: news
+authors:
+- morsapaes:
+ name: "Marta Paes"
+ twitter: "morsapaes"
+
+excerpt: As July draws to an end, we look back at a monthful of activity in
the Flink community, including two releases (!) and some work around improving
the first-time contribution experience in the project. Also, events are
starting to pick up again, so we've put together a list of some great
conferences you can (virtually) attend in August!
+---
+
+As July draws to an end, we look back at a monthful of activity in the Flink
community, including two releases (!) and some work around improving the
first-time contribution experience in the project.
+
+Also, events are starting to pick up again, so we've put together a list of
some great ones you can (virtually) attend in August!
+
+{% toc %}
+
+# The Past Month in Flink
+
+## Flink Releases
+
+### Flink 1.11
+
+A couple of weeks ago, Flink 1.11 was announced in what was (again) the
biggest Flink release to date (_see ["A Look Into the Evolution of Flink
Releases"](#a-look-into-the-evolution-of-flink-releases)_)! The new release
brought significant improvements to usability as well as new features to Flink
users across the API stack. Some highlights of Flink 1.11 are:
+
+ * Unaligned checkpoints to cope with high backpressure scenarios;
+
+ * The new source API, that simplifies and unifies the implementation of
(custom) sources;
+
+ * Support for Change Data Capture (CDC) and other common use cases in the
Table API/SQL;
+
+ * Pandas UDFs and other performance optimizations in PyFlink, making it more
powerful for data science and ML workloads.
+
+For a more detailed look into the release, you can recap the [announcement
blogpost](https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/07/06/release-1.11.0.html) and
join the upcoming meetup on [“What’s new in Flink
1.11?”](https://www.meetup.com/seattle-flink/events/271922632/), where you’ll
be able to ask anything release-related to Aljoscha Krettek (Flink PMC Member).
The community has also been working on a series of blogposts that deep-dive
into the most significant features and improvements in 1.11, so keep an eye on
the [Flink blog](https://flink.apache.org/blog/)!
+
+### Flink 1.11.1
+
+Shortly after releasing Flink 1.11, the community announced the first patch
version to cover some outstanding issues in the major release. This version is
**particularly important for users of the Table API/SQL**, as it addresses
known limitations that affect the usability of new features like changelog
sources and support for JDBC catalogs.
+
+You can find a detailed list with all the improvements and bugfixes that went
into Flink 1.11.1 in the [announcement
blogpost](https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/07/21/release-1.11.1.html).
+
+<hr>
+
+## Gearing up for Flink 1.12
+
+The Flink 1.12 release cycle has been kicked-off last week and a discussion
about what features will go into the upcoming release is underway in [this @dev
Mailing List
thread](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb01160c7c9c26304a7665f9a252d4ed1583173620df307015c095fcf%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E).
While we wait for more of these ideas to turn into proposals and JIRA issues,
here are some recent FLIPs that are already being discussed in the Flink
community:
+
+<table class="table table-bordered">
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th>FLIP</th>
+ <th></th>
+ </tr>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a
href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=158866298";>130</a></td>
+ <td><ul>
+ <li><b>Support Python DataStream API</b></li>
+ <p>Python support in Flink has so far been bounded to the Table
API/SQL. These APIs are high-level and convenient, but have some limitations
for more complex stream processing use cases. To expand the usability of
PyFlink to a broader set of use cases, FLIP-130 proposes to support it also in
the DataStream API, starting with stateless operations.</p>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a
href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=158866741";>131</a></td>
+ <td><ul>
+ <li><b>Consolidate the user-facing Dataflow SDKs/APIs (and deprecate
the DataSet API)</b></li>
+ <p>FLIP-131 proposes to deprecate the DataSet API in favor of the
Table API/SQL and the DataStream API, in the long run. For this to be feasible,
both APIs first need to be <a
href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=158866741#FLIP131:ConsolidatetheuserfacingDataflowSDKs/APIs(anddeprecatetheDataSetAPI)-ProposedChanges">adapted
and expanded</a> to support the additional use cases currently covered by the
DataSet API.</p>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a
href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FLINK/FLIP-132+Temporal+Table+DDL";>132</a></td>
+ <td><ul>
+ <li><b>Temporal Table DDL</b></li>
+ <p>Flink SQL users can't currently create temporal tables using SQL
DDL, which forces them to change context frequently for use cases that require
them. FLIP-132 proposes to extend the DDL syntax to support temporal tables,
which in turn will allow to also bring <a
href="https://ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-stable/dev/table/streaming/joins.html#join-with-a-temporal-table";>temporal
joins</a> with changelog sources to Flink SQL.</p>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<hr>
+
+## New Committers and PMC Members
+
+The Apache Flink community has welcomed **2 new PMC Members** since the last
update. Congratulations!
+
+### New PMC Members
+
+<div class="row">
+ <div class="col-lg-3">
+ <div class="text-center">
+ <img class="img-circle"
src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/8957547?s=400&u=4560f775da9ebc5f3aa2e1563f57cdad03862ce8&v=4";
width="90" height="90">
+ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/PiotrNowojski";>Piotr Nowojski</a></p>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ <div class="col-lg-3">
+ <div class="text-center">
+ <img class="img-circle"
src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/6239804?s=460&u=6cd81b1ab38fcc6a5736fcfa957c51093bf060e2&v=4";
width="90" height="90">
+ <p><a href="https://twitter.com/LiyuApache";>Yu Li</a></p>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+</div>
+
+<hr>
+
+# The Bigger Picture
+
+## A Look Into the Evolution of Flink Releases
+
+It’s [been a
while](https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/04/01/community-update.html#a-look-into-the-flink-repository)
since we had a look at community numbers, so this time we’d like to shed some
light on the evolution of contributors and, well, work across releases. Let’s
have a look at some _git_ data:
+
+<div style="line-height:60%;">
+ <br>
+</div>
+
+<center>
+<img src="{{ site.baseurl
}}/img/blog/2020-07-29-community-update/2020-07-29_releases.png" width="600px"
alt="Flink Releases"/>
+</center>
+
+<div style="line-height:60%;">
+ <br>
+</div>
+
+If we consider Flink 1.8 (Apr. 2019) as the baseline, the Flink community more
than **tripled** the number of implemented and/or resolved issues in a single
release with the support of an **additional ~100 contributors** in Flink 1.11.
This is pretty impressive on its own, and even more so if you consider that
Flink contributors are distributed around the globe, working across different
locations and timezones!
+
+<hr>
+
+## First-time Contributor Guide
+
+Flink has an extensive guide for [code and non-code
contributions](https://flink.apache.org/contributing/how-to-contribute.html)
that helps new community members navigate the project and get familiar with
existing contribution guidelines. In particular for code contributions, knowing
where to start can be difficult, given the sheer size of the Flink codebase and
the pace of development of the project.
+
+To better guide new contributors, a brief section was added to the guide on
[how to look for what to
contribute](https://flink.apache.org/contributing/contribute-code.html#looking-for-what-to-contribute)
and the [_starter_
label](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-18704?filter=12349196) has
been revived in Jira to highlight issues that are suitable for first-time
contributors.
+
+<div class="alert alert-info" markdown="1">
+<span class="label label-info" style="display: inline-block"><span
class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span> Note </span>
+As a reminder, you no longer need to ask for contributor permissions to start
contributing to Flink. Once you’ve found something you’d like to work on, read
the <a
href="https://flink.apache.org/contributing/contribute-code.html";>contribution
guide</a> carefully and reach out to a Flink Committer, who will be able to
help you get started.
+</div>
+
+## Replacing “charged” words in the Flink repo
+
+The community is working on gradually replacing words that are outdated and
carry a negative connotation in the Flink codebase, such as “master/slave” and
“whitelist/blacklist”. The progress of this work can be tracked in
[FLINK-18209](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-18209).
+
+<hr>
+
+# Upcoming Events (and More!)
+
+We're happy to see the "high season" of virtual events approaching, with a lot
of great conferences taking place in the coming month, as well as some meetups.
Here, we highlight some of the Flink talks happening in those events, but we
recommend checking out the complete event programs!
+
+As usual, we also leave you with some resources to read and explore.
+
+<table class="table table-bordered">
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Category</th>
+ <th></th>
+ </tr>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td><span class="glyphicon glyphicon glyphicon-console"
aria-hidden="true"></span> Events</td>
+ <td><ul>
+ <b>Virtual Flink Meetup (Jul. 29)</b>
+ <p><a
href="https://www.meetup.com/seattle-flink/events/271922632/";>What’s new in
Flink 1.11? + Q&A with Aljoscha Krettek</a></p>
+ </ul>
+ <ul>
+ <b>DC Thursday (Jul. 30)</b>
+ <p><a
href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-thurs-apache-flink-w-stephan-ewen-tickets-112137488246?utm_campaign=Events%20%26%20Talks&utm_content=135006406&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-2581958070";>Interview
and Community Q&A with Stephan Ewen</a></p>
+ </ul>
+ <ul>
+ <b>KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe (Aug. 17-20)</b>
+ <p><a
href="https://kccnceu20.sched.com/event/ZelA/stateful-serverless-and-the-elephant-in-the-room-stephan-ewen-ververica";>Stateful
Serverless and the Elephant in the Room</a></p>
+ </ul>
+ <ul>
+ <b>DataEngBytes (Aug. 20-21)</b>
+ <p><a href="https://dataengconf.com.au/";>Change Data Capture with
Flink SQL and Debezium</a></p>
+ <p><a href="https://dataengconf.com.au/";>Sweet Streams are Made of
These: Data Driven Development with Stream Processing</a></p>
+ </ul>
+ <ul>
+ <b>Beam Summit (Aug. 24-29)</b>
+ <p><a
href="https://2020.beamsummit.org/sessions/streaming-fast-slow/";>Streaming,
Fast and Slow</a></p>
+ <p><a
href="https://2020.beamsummit.org/sessions/building-stateful-streaming-pipelines/";>Building
Stateful Streaming Pipelines With Beam</a></p>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-fire" aria-hidden="true"></span>
Blogposts</td>
+ <td><ul>
+ <b>Flink 1.11 Series</b>
+ <li><a
href="https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/07/14/application-mode.html";>Application
Deployment in Flink: Current State and the new Application Mode</a></li>
+ <li><a
href="https://flink.apache.org/2020/07/23/catalogs.html";>Sharing is caring -
Catalogs in Flink SQL (Tutorial)</a></li>
+ <li><a href="">Flink SQL Demo: Building an End-to-End Streaming
Application (Tutorial)</a></li>
Review comment:
There was an issue with the first attempt at publishing the blogpost, so
adding a placeholder to add the link at some point.
##########
File path: _posts/2020-07-29-community-update.md
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: "Flink Community Update - July'20"
+date: 2020-07-27T08:00:00.000Z
+categories: news
+authors:
+- morsapaes:
+ name: "Marta Paes"
+ twitter: "morsapaes"
+
+excerpt: As July draws to an end, we look back at a monthful of activity in
the Flink community, including two releases (!) and some work around improving
the first-time contribution experience in the project. Also, events are
starting to pick up again, so we've put together a list of some great events
you can (virtually) attend in August!
+---
+
+As July draws to an end, we look back at a monthful of activity in the Flink
community, including two releases (!) and some work around improving the
first-time contribution experience in the project.
+
+Also, events are starting to pick up again, so we've put together a list of
some great ones you can (virtually) attend in August!
+
+{% toc %}
+
+# The Past Month in Flink
+
+## Flink Releases
+
+### Flink 1.11
+
+A couple of weeks ago, Flink 1.11 was announced in what was (again) the
biggest Flink release to date (_see ["A Look Into the Evolution of Flink
Releases"](#a-look-into-the-evolution-of-flink-releases)_)! The new release
brought significant improvements to usability as well as new features to Flink
users across the API stack. Some highlights of Flink 1.11 are:
+
+ * Unaligned checkpoints to cope with high backpressure scenarios;
+
+ * The new source API, that simplifies and unifies the implementation of
(custom) sources;
+
+ * Support for Change Data Capture (CDC) and other common use cases in the
Table API/SQL;
+
+ * Pandas UDFs and other performance optimizations in PyFlink, making it more
powerful for data science and ML workloads.
+
+For a more detailed look into the release, you can recap the [announcement
blogpost](https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/07/06/release-1.11.0.html) and
join the upcoming meetup on [“What’s new in Flink
1.11?”](https://www.meetup.com/seattle-flink/events/271922632/), where you’ll
be able to ask anything release-related to Aljoscha Krettek (Flink PMC Member).
The community has also been working on a series of blogposts that deep-dive
into the most significant features and improvements in 1.11, so keep an eye on
the [Flink blog](https://flink.apache.org/blog/)!
+
+### Flink 1.11.1
+
+Shortly after releasing Flink 1.11, the community announced the first patch
version to cover some outstanding issues in the major release. This version is
**particularly important for users of the Table API/SQL**, as it addresses
known limitations that affect the usability of new features like changelog
sources and support for JDBC catalogs.
+
+You can find a detailed list with all the improvements and bugfixes that went
into Flink 1.11.1 in the [announcement
blogpost](https://flink.apache.org/news/2020/07/21/release-1.11.1.html).
+
+<hr>
+
+## Gearing up for Flink 1.12
+
+The Flink 1.12 release cycle has been kicked-off last week and a discussion
about what features will go into the upcoming release is underway in [this @dev
Mailing List
thread](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb01160c7c9c26304a7665f9a252d4ed1583173620df307015c095fcf%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E).
While we wait for more of these ideas to turn into proposals and JIRA issues,
here are some recent FLIPs that are already being discussed in the Flink
community:
+
+<table class="table table-bordered">
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th>FLIP</th>
+ <th></th>
+ </tr>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a
href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=158866298";>130</a></td>
Review comment:
Dropped the "FLIP" because of Jekyll-related stuff (i.e. makes the table
look ugly 😅 ), but it does look weird without it.
----------------------------------------------------------------
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.
For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at:
[email protected]
