alamb opened a new issue, #7964: URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow-rs/issues/7964
**Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge? Please describe what you are trying to do.** In a quest to have the fastest and most efficient Variant implementation I would like to avoid copies if at all possible Right now, to make a VariantArray first requires completing an individual buffer and appending it to the array. **Describe the solution you'd like** Let's make that faster by having the VariantBuilder append directly into the buffer **Describe alternatives you've considered** <!-- A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered. --> **Additional context** <!-- Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here. --> -- 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. To unsubscribe, e-mail: github-unsubscr...@arrow.apache.org.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org