Posted: https://blogs.apache.org/couchdb/entry/couchdb_weekly_news_may_1
Starting promotion. On 1 May 2014 10:56, Lena Reinhard <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Noah and Jan, who have been checking and publishing the Weekly News in the > last weeks (thanks to you!), had already suggested that I send my finished > version of the Weekly News not only to the two of them, but to the entire > marketing list. The idea behind is to make this more transparent and ensure > the News can also get posted by one of you in case the two of them are not > around. > > As I'm still so new to this community, I had needed some weeks to get into > this and feel comfortable with doing so. This is why today is the first time > I'm sending it out to the entire list. > > So, there we go. > > Below, I'm sending you the Weekly News for today (they're usually posted > around 12pm UTC + 2) in a formatted version and as plain HTML (the latter one > to make the posting on the blog easier). As usually, it contains all major > discussions, a summary of the Weekly Meeting, events, jobs and all other > relevant content I found last week. > > Just two "release notes": > - I included a content-wrap this time, I tested it on a site and hope it > works properly :) > - I left the "please help us testing rcouch merge" section (under "Get > involved") in. If we can already leave this out due to the testing progress, > let me know. > > If you have any annotations or comments (or find typos :) ), please let me > know and I'll send an updated version. If it's good to go (then), it would be > great if one of you could post it. > > Also thanks to everyone who submitted content for this! > > Best > > Lena > > ---- > TEXT > ---- > CouchDB Weekly News - May 01 > > Weekly CouchDB meeting – summary > > 1.6.0 release: we are making progress, next is checking if all bugs have been > fixed > BigCouch merge status: Cloudant will now focus on the BigCouch merge, visible > progress should happen in the next couple of weeks > rcouch merge status: the testing is still in progress, feedback will be > provided to the mailing list; merge to the new integration branch can be done > after that feedback > Code of Conduct: the first version will now be drafted based on the > discussion on the mailing list (for details, see "Major Discussions" section > below) > by-laws: everyone in the community is invited to read the draft and join the > discussion (see thread); please note that the bylaws now include a new idea > about PMC chair rotation > translation update: German translation is making good progress (see status > here) > Major Discussions > > Apache CouchDB Diversity Statement (see thread) > > This discussion was initiated with the suggestion to establish a project-wide > Diversity Statement. First, the idea was brought up to turn this document > into a PMC charter, a document that sets out what the PMC values, their > commitment to diversity, and their pledge to the project. The second idea was > about how merit is being recognised and it was brought up to broaden this > around the four areas community, project, documentation and code. "This is > what we value. This is what we will recognise. Our promise to the community." > (Noah Slater) It was agreed on creating two documents, one for the PMC > charter, a second one for diversity. > > Discussion: Project by-laws (ongoing discussion; see thread) > > Proposal to vote in set of project by-laws that define the specific roles in > this community and > the decision making procedures that are used. The first draft of the by-laws > has been discussed and modified accordingly and can be found here. Comments > are very welcome. > > Apache CouchDB Developer Code of Conduct (ongoing discussion; see thread) > > The PMC initiated a thread on moving forwards establishing an Apache CouchDB > Developer Code of Conduct (CoC for short). Example Codes of Conduct from > Debian, Python, Django , Bantik, Node.JS and the Node.JS IRC channel policy > were as well considered and discussed as transparency, the consequences of > infractions and the differentiation between minor offences and major > offences, how to deal with profanity and how this applies to IRC and the > moderation policy there. > > HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) / HIPAA 5010 / > PIPEDA compliance (see thread) > > Question on building applications using CouchDB while having to follow HIPAA > compliance. As for the legal topic this is, the community strongly > recommended the user get in touch with a lawyer and getting proper compliancy > and regulatory guidance. > > CouchDB load spike (see thread, see also the same question on StackOverflow) > > Setup: CouchDB 1.5.0, database with < 10 GB of data in it and continuous > replication. Every few hours (3-4 times per day) they recognise a huge spike > that floors the load to around 1.5 and memory usage to close to 100%. It > turned out there was a similar issue that was already discussed (link to > gist). The user filed issue COUCHDB-2231. > > Tips for general CouchDB monitoring and graphs drawing tools to check what's > causing huge spikes (from Alexander Shorin, see this reply): > > Munin plugin for CouchDB monitoring. Suddenly, it doesn't handles system > metrics for > CouchDB process which will be added soon; users should make sure they have a > similar plugin for their monitoring system. > Skyline, a detector for spikes and other anomalies > Oculus, a metrics correlation tool that makes it very easy to compare > multiple graphs for an anomaly period with it. > Release Apache CouchDB 1.6.0 rc3 (ongoing testing and discussion; see thread) > > Some issues have already been fixed, the testing is still ongoing. Find all > release artefacts we are voting on in this list. If you want to test, please > follow this test procedure. The changes since last vote round can be found > here. > > Releases in the CouchDB Universe > > yama – mail app, work in progress; syncs CouchDB instance with an email inbox > for RESTful email > tornado-couchdb 0.2.3 – Blocking and non-blocking (asynchronous) clients for > CouchDB using Tornado's httpclient > loveseat 0.0.11 – very limited CouchDB interface > follow-db-updates 0.0.2 – easy CouchDB _db_changes follower, with older couch > pollyfill > seneca-couchdb-changes 0.1.0 – emit seneca.js events for all events in a > couchdb _changes feed > changes-stream 1.0.3 – simple module that handles getting changes from couchdb > neuropil 3.0.2 – a lighter and faster registry client for CouchDB based npm > server > nano 5.8.0 – minimalistic CouchDB driver for node.js > couch_tap 0.0.2 – providing a DSL that allows complex CouchDB documents to be > converted into rows in a RDBMS' table > Opinions > > Building resilient infrastructure with CouchDB – slides from a talk at NoSQL > matters > Some Thoughts on Go and Erlang > Compare-And-Swap; lockless paradigm with CouchDB/Cloudant > Erlang for Web Developers with Leptus Micro-Framework > Use Cases, Questions and Answers > > Note on a use case, written by Dave Cottlehuber (see email): Creating > databases for new users signing up with a CouchDB login. – A common pattern > for CouchDB is to have a per-user database, because this is the only boundary > where CouchDB enforces user permissions for security. It also makes > replicating user data to another device very straightforwards. When you have > a new user signing up with a CouchDB login, you’ll often want to create a > database for them immediately. While there’s no built-in feature to do this > for you, the CouchDB community have of course rolled their own like these: > couchperuser > couchdb-dbpersuser-provisioning > Personal Blog, how-to: Installing CouchDB 1.5.1 on Amazon Linux AMI 2014.03.1 > Stack Overflow: CouchDB not Working on Android Emulator > Stack Overflow: Couchdb document deletion and performance > Stack Overflow: Is it possible to conditionally revoke read access to a > database in CouchDB? (closed) > Stack Overflow: Can a view in Cloudant be filtered on parameters that weren't > part of [its] key > Stack Overflow: add an attachment to a document in couch db using nodejs > Stack Overflow: CouchDB load spike (even with low traffic)? (question has > also been asked on user@ mailing list. See discussion summary here) > Stack Overflow: CouchDB filtering metadata during sync > Stack Overflow: User Authentication using CouchDB Android > Stack Overflow: ubuntu couchDb not starting on change of database_dir path > (no public answer yet) > Stack Overflow: Join two different documents in couchdb using futon map > program? > Stack Overflow: How to structure class for Couchdb HTTP api? (no public > answer yet) > couchdb still at 1.5.0-2 even though it has been updated to 1.5.1-1 two weeks > ago > local (1.5.1-1) is newer than community (1.5.0-2) (solved) > Android-User Authentication using CouchDB Android (no public answer yet) > Personal blog, question: Can replication on CouchDB be faster on production > server? (no public answer yet) > Get involved! > > If you want to get into working on CouchDB: > > rcouch Merge: Erlang hackers and CouchDB users, we need your help with > testing and review of the rcouch merge. It's easy! Find the how-to in this > post. > Here's a list of beginner tickets around our currently ongoing > Fauxton-implementation. If you have any questions or need help, don't > hesitate to contact us in the couchdb-dev IRC room (#couchdb-dev) – Garren > (garren) and Sue (deathbear) are happy to help. > You want join us for the updates of CouchDB-Python for Python 3? Take a look > at issue 231. > We'd be happy to have you! > > Events > > May 13, Hamburg, Germany: the first CouchDB User Group meeting in Hamburg > May 13, New York, USA: Database Superstars Panel, Future of NoSQL & NewSQL: > CouchDB, NuoDB, OracleNoSQL > Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills > > Database Architect with NoSQL DB/ Mongo DB/ Couch DB, Noida, India > … and also in the news > > Sketch: The Two Ronnies - The Confusing Library (which could also just be > about indexing data) > Not on App Store – because there isn't an app for everything > Posted on behalf of Lena Reinhard. > > > ---- > HTML > ---- > > CouchDB Weekly News - May 01, 2014 > <h4>Weekly CouchDB meeting – <a > href="http://wilderness.apache.org/archives/couchdb-meeting-30_04_2014-9188.html">summary</a></h4> > <ul> > <li><strong>1.6.0 release</strong>: we are making progress, next is > checking if all bugs have been fixed</li> > <li><strong>BigCouch merge status</strong>: Cloudant will now focus > on the BigCouch merge, visible progress should happen in the next couple of > weeks</li> > <li><strong>rcouch merge status</strong>: the testing is still in > progress, feedback will be provided to the mailing list; merge to the new > integration branch can be done after that feedback</li> > <li><strong>Code of Conduct</strong>: the first version will now be > drafted based on the discussion on the mailing list (for details, see "Major > Discussions" section below)</li> > <li><strong>by-laws</strong>: everyone in the community is invited to > read the <a > href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40511017">draft</a> > and join the discussion (<a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=issues+with+terabytes+databases+list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user+order%3Adate-backward+date%3A201404#query:issues%20with%20terabytes%20databases%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user%20order%3Adate-backward%20date%3A200802-200810%20date%3A200812-201005%20date%3A201007-201303%20date%3A201305-201306%20date%3A201308-201404%20+page:1+mid:pxnd6vdpjuwjioqw+state:results">see > thread</a>); please note that the bylaws now include a new idea about PMC > chair rotation</li> > <li><strong>translation update</strong>: German translation is making > good progress (see status <a > href="https://translate.apache.org/de/CouchDB/">here</a>)</li> > </ul> > <h4>Major Discussions</h4> > <h5>Apache CouchDB Diversity Statement (<a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=[DISCUSS]+Apache+CouchDB+Diversity+Statement.#query:[DISCUSS]%20Apache%20CouchDB%20Diversity%20Statement.%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.dev%20order%3Adate-backward+page:2+mid:fqfvc6ghp3ssk5ef+state:results">see > thread</a>)</h5> > <p>This discussion was initiated with the suggestion to establish a > project-wide Diversity Statement. First, the idea was brought up to turn this > document into a PMC charter, a document that sets out what the PMC values, > their commitment to diversity, and their pledge to the project. The second > idea was about how merit is being recognised and it was brought up to broaden > this around the four areas <em>community</em>, <em>project</em>, > <em>documentation</em> and <em>code</em>. <strong>"This is what we value. > This is what we will recognise. Our promise to the community."</strong> (Noah > Slater) It was agreed on creating two documents, one for the PMC charter, a > second one for diversity.</p> > <h5>Discussion: Project by-laws (ongoing discussion; <a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=issues+with+terabytes+databases+list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user+order%3Adate-backward+date%3A201404#query:issues%20with%20terabytes%20databases%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user%20order%3Adate-backward%20date%3A200802-200810%20date%3A200812-201005%20date%3A201007-201303%20date%3A201305-201306%20date%3A201308-201404%20+page:1+mid:pxnd6vdpjuwjioqw+state:results">see > thread</a>)</h5> > <p>Proposal to vote in set of project by-laws that define the specific roles > in this community and the decision making procedures that are used. The first > draft of the by-laws has been discussed and modified accordingly and can be > found <a > href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=40511017">here</a>. > Comments are very welcome.</p> > <h5>Apache CouchDB Developer Code of Conduct (ongoing discussion; <a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=[VOTE]+Release+Apache+CouchDB+1.6.0-rc.3#query:[VOTE]%20Release%20Apache%20CouchDB%201.6.0-rc.3%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.dev%20order%3Adate-backward+page:2+mid:p3txsrlgmm55ienf+state:results">see > thread</a>)</h5> > <p>The PMC initiated a thread on moving forwards establishing an Apache > CouchDB Developer Code of Conduct (CoC for short). Example Codes of Conduct > from <a href="http://www.debian.org/vote/2014/vote_002">Debian</a>, <a > href="https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/">Python</a>, <a > href="https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/">Django</a> , <a > href="https://github.com/bantik/contributor_covenant">Bantik</a>, <a > href="http://nodeirc.info/">Node.JS</a> and the <a > href="http://blog.izs.me/post/30036893703/policy-on-trolling">Node.JS IRC > channel policy</a> were as well considered and discussed as transparency, the > consequences of infractions and the differentiation between minor offences > and major offences, how to deal with profanity and how this applies to IRC > and the moderation policy there.</p> > <h5>HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) / HIPAA 5010 > / PIPEDA compliance (<a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=hippa+rules#query:hippa%20rules%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user%20date%3A201404%20order%3Adate-backward+page:1+mid:pjyg2nazliijjijp+state:results">see > thread</a>)</h5> > <p>Question on building applications using CouchDB while having to follow > HIPAA compliance. As for the legal topic this is, the community strongly > recommended the user get in touch with a lawyer and getting proper compliancy > and regulatory guidance.</p> > <h5><a id="load-spike-discussion"></a>CouchDB load spike (<a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=couchdb+load+spike#query:couchdb%20load%20spike%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user%20date%3A201404%20order%3Adate-backward+page:1+mid:dztlbqyzen4q4zls+state:results">see > thread</a>, see also the same question <a > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23330204/couchdb-load-spike-even-with-low-traffic">on > StackOverflow</a>)</h5> > <p>Setup: CouchDB 1.5.0, database with < 10 GB of data in it and > continuous replication. Every few hours (3-4 times per day) they recognise a > huge spike that floors the load to around 1.5 and memory usage to close to > 100%. It turned out there was a similar issue that was already discussed (<a > href="https://gist.github.com/7601778">link to gist</a>). The user filed > issue <a > href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-2231">COUCHDB-2231</a>.</p> > > <p>Tips for general CouchDB monitoring and graphs drawing tools to check > what's causing huge spikes (from Alexander Shorin, see <a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=couchdb+load+spike#query:couchdb%20load%20spike%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.user%20date%3A201404%20order%3Adate-backward+page:1+mid:txjsvb55ugry6pjm+state:results">this > reply</a>):</p> > <ul> > <li><a href="https://github.com/gws/munin-plugin-couchdb">Munin > plugin for CouchDB monitoring</a>. Suddenly, it doesn't handles system > metrics for</li> > <li>CouchDB process which will be added soon; users should make sure > they have a similar plugin for their monitoring system.</li> > <li><a href="https://github.com/etsy/skyline">Skyline</a>, a detector > for spikes and other anomalies</li> > <li><a href="https://github.com/etsy/oculus">Oculus</a>, a metrics > correlation tool that makes it very easy to compare multiple graphs for an > anomaly period with it.</li> > </ul> > <h5>Release Apache CouchDB 1.6.0 rc3 (ongoing testing and discussion; <a > href="http://markmail.org/search/?q=[VOTE]+Release+Apache+CouchDB+1.6.0-rc.3#query:[VOTE]%20Release%20Apache%20CouchDB%201.6.0-rc.3%20list%3Aorg.apache.couchdb.dev%20order%3Adate-backward+page:2+mid:p3txsrlgmm55ienf+state:results">see > thread</a>)</h5> > <p>Some issues have already been fixed, the testing is still ongoing. Find > all release artefacts we are voting on <a > href="http://markmail.org/message/p3txsrlgmm55ienf">in this list</a>. If you > want to test, please follow this <a > href="http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/Test_procedure">test procedure</a>. The > changes since last vote round can be found <a > href="https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=couchdb.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/1.6.x">here</a>.</p> > <h4>Releases in the CouchDB Universe</h4> > <ul> > <li><a href="https://github.com/tomwilley/yama">yama</a> – mail app, > work in progress; syncs CouchDB instance with an email inbox for RESTful > email</li> > <li><a > href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/tornado-couchdb/0.2.3">tornado-couchdb > 0.2.3</a> – Blocking and non-blocking (asynchronous) clients for CouchDB > using Tornado's httpclient</li> > <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/loveseat">loveseat > 0.0.11</a> – very limited CouchDB interface</li> > <li><a > href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/follow-db-updates">follow-db-updates > 0.0.2</a> – easy CouchDB _db_changes follower, with older couch pollyfill</li> > <li><a > href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/seneca-couchdb-changes">seneca-couchdb-changes > 0.1.0</a> – emit seneca.js events for all events in a couchdb _changes > feed</li> > <li><a > href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/changes-stream">changes-stream 1.0.3</a> > – simple module that handles getting changes from couchdb</li> > <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/neuropil">neuropil > 3.0.2</a> – a lighter and faster registry client for CouchDB based npm > server</li> > <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.org/package/nano">nano 5.8.0</a> – > minimalistic CouchDB driver for node.js</li> > <li><a href="http://rubygems.org/gems/couch_tap">couch_tap 0.0.2</a> > – providing a DSL that allows complex CouchDB documents to be converted into > rows in a RDBMS' table</li> > </ul> > <h4>Opinions</h4> > <ul> > <li><a > href="http://pimterry.github.io/Building-resilient-infrastructure-with-CouchDB/#1">Building > resilient infrastructure with CouchDB</a> – slides from a talk at <a > href="http://2014.nosql-matters.org/">NoSQL matters</a></li> > <li><a href="Some%20Thoughts on Go and Erlang">Some Thoughts on Go > and Erlang</a></li> > <li><a class="title" > href="http://undercovertechguy.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/compare-and-swap-lockless-paradigm-with-couchdbcloudant/" > rel="bookmark">Compare-And-Swap; lockless paradigm with > CouchDB/Cloudant</a></li> > <li>Erlang for Web Developers with Leptus Micro-Framework</li> > </ul> > <h4>Use Cases, Questions and Answers</h4> > <ul> > <li>Note on a use case, written by Dave Cottlehuber (see <a > href="http://markmail.org/message/6dtkpwt66f7c7755">email</a>): > <strong>Creating databases for new users signing up with a CouchDB > login.</strong> – A common pattern for CouchDB is to have a per-user > database, because this is the only boundary where CouchDB enforces user > permissions for security. It also makes replicating user data to another > device very straightforwards. When you have a new user signing up with a > CouchDB login, you’ll often want to create a database for them immediately. > While there’s no built-in feature to do this for you, the CouchDB community > have of course rolled their own like these: > <ul> > <li><a > href="https://github.com/etrepum/couchperuser">couchperuser</a></li> > <li><a > href="https://github.com/pegli/couchdb-dbperuser-provisioning">couchdb-dbpersuser-provisioning</a></li> > </ul> > </li> > <li>Personal Blog, how-to: <a > href="http://www.everyhaironyourhead.com/installing-couchdb-1-5-1-on-amazon-linux-ami-2014-03-1/">Installing > CouchDB 1.5.1 on Amazon Linux AMI 2014.03.1</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23242206/couchdb-not-working-on-android-emulator">CouchDB > not Working on Android Emulator</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23261771/couchdb-document-deletion-and-performance">Couchdb > document deletion and performance</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23255859/is-it-possible-to-conditionally-revoke-read-access-to-a-database-in-couchdb">Is > it possible to conditionally revoke read access to a database in > CouchDB?</a> (closed)</li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23292586/can-a-view-in-cloudant-be-filtered-on-parameters-that-werent-part-of-its-key">Can > a view in Cloudant be filtered on parameters that weren't part of [its] > key</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23307554/add-an-attachment-to-a-document-in-couch-db-using-nodejs">add > an attachment to a document in couch db using nodejs</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23330204/couchdb-load-spike-even-with-low-traffic">CouchDB > load spike (even with low traffic)?</a> (question has also been asked on > user@ mailing list. See discussion summary <a > href="#load-spike-discussion">here</a>)</li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23333943/couchdb-filtering-metadata-during-sync">CouchDB > filtering metadata during sync</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23335350/user-authentication-using-couchdb-android">User > Authentication using CouchDB Android</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23339683/ubuntu-couchdb-not-starting-on-change-of-database-dir-path">ubuntu > couchDb not starting on change of database_dir path</a> (no public answer > yet)</li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23358813/join-two-different-documents-in-couchdb-using-futon-map-program">Join > two different documents in couchdb using futon map program?</a></li> > <li>Stack Overflow: <a class="question-hyperlink" > href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23403056/how-to-structure-class-for-couchdb-http-api">How > to structure class for Couchdb HTTP api?</a> (no public answer yet)</li> > <li><a > href="http://www.opendevs.org/myvwh/couchdb-still-at-1-5-2-even-though-it-has-been-updated-to-1-5-1-1-two-weeks-ago.html">couchdb > still at 1.5.0-2 even though it has been updated to 1.5.1-1 two weeks > ago</a></li> > <li><a > href="https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1409165#p1409165">local > (1.5.1-1) is newer than community (1.5.0-2)</a> (solved)</li> > <li><a > href="http://queforum.com/android-applications/929461-android-user-authentication-using-couchdb-android.html">Android-User > Authentication using CouchDB Android</a> (no public answer yet)</li> > <li>Personal blog, question: <a > href="http://vidz-lab.biz/user39/2014/04/24/can-replication-couchdb-faster-production-server/">Can > replication on CouchDB be faster on production server?</a> (no public answer > yet)</li> > </ul> > <h4>Get involved!</h4> > If you want to get into working on CouchDB: > <ul> > <li><a > href="https://blogs.apache.org/couchdb/entry/merging_rcouch"><strong>rcouch > Merge</strong></a>: Erlang hackers and CouchDB users, we need your help with > testing and review of the rcouch merge. It's easy! Find the how-to <a href=" > https://blogs.apache.org/couchdb/entry/merging_rcouch">in this post</a>.</li> > <li>Here's a <a > href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-2178?jql=project%20%3D%20COUCHDB%20AND%20component%20%3D%20Fauxton%20AND%20status%20%3D%20Open%20AND%20cf[12310270]%20%3D%20%22New%20Contributors%20Level%20%28Easy%29%22">list > of <strong>beginner tickets</strong></a> around our currently ongoing <a > href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8b4kXBF01s">Fauxton</a>-implementation. > If you have any questions or need help, don't hesitate to contact us in the > couchdb-dev IRC room (#couchdb-dev) – Garren (garren) and Sue (deathbear) are > happy to help.</li> > <li>You want join us for the updates of > <strong>CouchDB-Python</strong> for Python 3? Take a look at <a > href="https://code.google.com/p/couchdb-python/issues/detail?id=231">issue > 231</a>.</li> > </ul> > We'd be happy to have you! > <h4>Events</h4> > <ul> > <li>May 13, Hamburg, Germany: the first <a > href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cvpbo7g50t77ii8nvdkitche8h8">CouchDB > User Group meeting</a> in Hamburg</li> > <li>May 13, New York, USA: <a > href="http://www.meetup.com/mysqlnyc/events/178818342/">Database Superstars > Panel, Future of NoSQL & NewSQL</a>: CouchDB, NuoDB, OracleNoSQL</li> > </ul> > <h4>Job opportunities for people with CouchDB skills</h4> > <ul> > <li><a > href="http://jobsearch.naukri.com/job-listings-Database-Architect-with-Nosql-DB-Mongo-DB-Couch-DB-Globallogic-India-Ltd--Noida-5-to-10-250414900531">Database > Architect with NoSQL DB/ Mongo DB/ Couch DB</a>, <em>Noida, India</em></li> > </ul> > <h4>… and also in the news</h4> > <ul> > <li><span id="eow-title" class="watch-title yt-uix-expander-head" > dir="ltr" title="The Two Ronnies - The Confusing Library">Sketch: <a > href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlN_EaEgPQ">The Two Ronnies - The > Confusing Library</a> (which could also just be about indexing > data)</span></li> > <li><a href="http://notonappstore.com/">Not on App Store</a> – > because there isn't an app for everything</li> > </ul> > <em>Posted on behalf of Lena Reinhard.</em> -- Noah Slater https://twitter.com/nslater
