Re: Monthly Dev List Discussion Summary - Q1 2026

[Isaac Reath]

Hi Himanshu,

Thanks for sending this out!

One correction I see: The Community Over Code CFP (under "Community") was
opened and has now closed (closed on March 20th).

On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM Jindal, Himanshu <himan...@amazon.com>
wrote:

> Here’s a roundup of the key discussions and developments from the
> Cassandra community over the past quarter. Since this covers the entire
> quarter rather than a month, it is a bit long. Lots of releases, CEPs,
> discussions, and community updates. 😊
>
> Also, this is entirely AI generated, using kiro-cli - so let me know if
> there are inaccuracies. I will start a separate thread to discuss how we
> can automate this.
>
>
> Cassandra Community Update – Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar) Releases
>
>    - Cassandra 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7 – Maintenance releases. (4.0.20
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/j8lt0wgxrm6yrxp1o3krhtf6pr6jozxs>,
>    4.1.11
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/dsb2s4kqjc7yfmd0zctf0p4gjoz6n05p>,
>    5.0.7
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/cp4bnkhm3rrn65m7dtsq5q4hbxno7kdo>)
>    - Cassandra 6.0-alpha1 – First quarterly alpha (dev/testing only,
>    branch not yet created). (announce
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/pk3ttdky0xfolsx79jc8cn7bynbbgx22>,
>    vote <https://lists.apache.org/thread/vjob235s1sf402263w3flzdx8gpy49gr>
>    )
>    - Analytics 0.3.0 (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/18z9nwmhxdlk4jb60lrkfogh4f0bzosq>), 
> Sidecar
>    0.3.0 (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/277ylnz06otl0lyvnsgo23s2ljvvr18b>)
>    - Python Driver 3.30.0 (vote in progress, first ASF-branded release) (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/d1vtcyykbp7mcqk0005hzcbytlnoh01o>), GoCQL
>    Driver 2.1.0 (vote in progress) (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/fkxw3dthkvfsmbcbf3vptj83gqw4h93o>)
>
> CEPs Accepted
>
>    - CEP-59: Graceful Disconnect – New in-band GRACEFUL_DISCONNECT event
>    for clean node shutdown, reducing client timeouts during rolling restarts.
>    Two GSoC proposals submitted. (discuss
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/wyswxql0zhj10nthn8pmjz40v03qfd5v>,
>    vote <https://lists.apache.org/thread/rbvwqh2ftfd8fbm1vfvp5kh85m8sx87r>
>    )
>    - CEP-60: Flexible Placements – Builds on CEP-21 (TCM) for incremental
>    ownership changes, improved cluster density, and zero-copy streaming. (
>    discuss
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/lsdot3sj9wjqhqlmxs072pwchqfppx73>,
>    vote <https://lists.apache.org/thread/4hlovyspz00lpowoorg15two6nhlgjpf>
>    )
>
> CEPs In Discussion
>
>    - CEP-62: Configuration Management via Sidecar – Programmatic
>    cassandra.yaml/JVM option management. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/x295q2l3ncqvfnr5rkt7wy6qxj3j9jd1>)
>    - CEP-49: Hardware-accelerated compression – Intel shared PoC plugin. (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/8gz94247v3q3w5zq8whqdsdrd9s27b7r>)
>    - CEP-48: Strict MV Consistency – Patch ready for review. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/fzj2srof22dhbhd9fn17ff37romxcf97>)
>    - CEP-50: Authenticator Negotiation – Initial refactoring PR posted. (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/n3zdonbtdnz0hq44g6tglr5cbsnzs8r9>)
>
> Key Discussions
>
>    - Cassandra 6.0 coordination – April target discussed; Java 21
>    inclusion, scope questions. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/32bo4z5pjg6oxfry5p2zmrn7jsxncxh7>)
>    - CEP-37 backport to 4.1+ – Jaydeep Chovatia volunteered. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/snss0l76bxmg09vs1wdrcvt37nckh0vw>)
>    - Python driver: deprecating eventlet/gevent/Twisted in favor of
>    asyncore/asyncio. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/49w0wbobzttpnqg05hqlnjpd1tvnd0v9>)
>    - Python driver: replacing C/Cython with Rust – Planned for 3.31.0. (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/dns2x49r9pyln63x7bsm8zh066ssmy0q>)
>    - AI in development – Debate on in-tree AI review prompts (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/0gv97dsctvlx16wxp8ngb3kdlxcxdfbd>)
>    and negatives of AI PRs (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/lrn3p6zs7lzklbn48x9hp2bvot61hhqz>).
>    - HashiCorp Vault SSL integration – No new dependencies needed. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/5fomn67j493f0c2hzvyhm0tc5rkfxml3>)
>    - CEPs and "user experience" – Proposal to add operator-focused
>    sections to CEPs. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/2wk9n132bpr99htkds7z8sgg3f86lmwl>)
>    - check_data_resurrection default – Proposed enabling by default in
>    6.0. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/z3mdvw78f5cqovq781tvjm537w66cpsm>)
>    - Quota management for multi-tenant (CASSANDRA-21158) – Needs a CEP. (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/1vzf9g0grg31871cltvgb5024sxfvddr>)
>    - Python 3.12/3.13 cqlsh support – asyncore removal requires
>    workaround. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/rprrrx3gdyokjscbwrlrk2284f7m8ldy>)
>
> Community
>
>    - Francisco Guerrero – New PMC Member. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/tzk3slvgvkns03pgkqqlw5b7jsl4o6bg>)
>    - NodeJS Driver accepted via IP Clearance (donated by DataStax). (
>    thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/7f4pm2mm1gqzc5mno3xdh4p5gl4ctxl9>)
>    - 2025 Survey draft results shared. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/z02bwzhvjfw038mf2drhnz7pgztkpl7l>)
>    - Community over Code Glasgow (Oct 2026) – CfP open. (thread
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/f8q5s12993fb0t3zghkpvpbxhb2rt2sz>)
>    - GSoC 2026 – Two proposals for CEP-59. (1
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/wdgmjrxj4oyv4syctqh48059thq3vrp9>, 2
>    <https://lists.apache.org/thread/qm800jdx8m6tkkcl915k2gkd8gzfnfhm>)
>
>
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