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The "API" page has been changed by JonathanEllis: https://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/API?action=diff&rev1=40&rev2=41 Comment: point to http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/cql3/CQL.html == CQL == - The preferred interface to Cassandra 1.2 and 2.0 is CQL. There is a quick introduction in GettingStarted and [[http://www.datastax.com/documentation/cql/3.1/webhelp/index.html|full documentation by DataStax]]. + Cassandra offers a SQL-inspired interface called CQL. The primary difference from SQL is the emphasis on denormalization (via Collections) over Joins. - To use CQL effectively you should also understand [[http://www.datastax.com/docs/1.2/ddl/index|Cassandra data modeling]]. + There is a quick introduction in GettingStarted and [[http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/cql3/CQL.html|full documentation here]]. + To use CQL effectively you should also understand the [DataModel]. + - If you plan to write a [[ClientOptions|CQL client]], you should also read about the communication [[https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/cassandra-1.2/doc/native_protocol.spec|protocol specification]]. Clients do not need to parse CQL, so you shouldn't need to know the details of the [[http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/cql3/CQL.html|antlr grammar]] + If you plan to write a [[ClientOptions|CQL client]], you should also read about the communication [[https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/doc/native_protocol_v4.spec|protocol specification]]. Clients do not need to parse CQL, so you shouldn't need to know the details of the [[http://cassandra.apache.org/doc/cql3/CQL.html|antlr grammar]] == Thrift == - You can read about the legacy Thrift RPC API [[API10|here]]. + You can read about the deprecated Thrift RPC API [[API10|here]]. {{https://c.statcounter.com/9397521/0/fe557aad/1/|stats}}
