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new ca3421606ee Add Quick Start section to README (#37909)
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commit ca3421606ee32bf8c40e2c3368b394abc199cf24
Author: Subramanya V <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 24 04:16:34 2026 +0530
Add Quick Start section to README (#37909)
Added a Quick Start section for beginners with language options and core
concepts.
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README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03b6044e1a3..21642bdcb60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@
[Apache Beam](http://beam.apache.org/) is a unified model for defining both
batch and streaming data-parallel processing pipelines, as well as a set of
language-specific SDKs for constructing pipelines and Runners for executing
them on distributed processing backends, including [Apache
Flink](http://flink.apache.org/), [Apache Spark](http://spark.apache.org/),
[Google Cloud Dataflow](http://cloud.google.com/dataflow/), and [Hazelcast
Jet](https://hazelcast.com/).
+## 🚀 Quick Start (Beginner Friendly)
+
+If you're new to Apache Beam, start here:
+
+1. Choose a language:
+ - Java → [Java
Quickstart](https://beam.apache.org/get-started/quickstart-java/)
+ - Python → [Python
Quickstart](https://beam.apache.org/get-started/quickstart-py/)
+ - Go → [Go Quickstart](https://beam.apache.org/get-started/quickstart-go/)
+
+2. Run your first example:
+ - Minimal WordCount example (available in this repository)
+
+3. Understand core concepts:
+ - PCollection
+ - PTransform
+ - Pipeline
+
## Status
[](http://search.maven.org/#search|gav|1|g:"org.apache.beam")
@@ -96,7 +113,7 @@ Here are some resources actively maintained by the Beam
community to help you ge
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://beam.apache.org"; target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer">Apache Beam Website</a></td>
- <td>Our website discussing the project, and it's specifics.</td>
+ <td>Offical website with documentation, concepts, and guides for Apache
Beam.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://beam.apache.org/get-started/quickstart-java";
target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Java Quickstart</a></td>
