it supports CQL, but it's through thrift. I don't currently support native protocol, since that was evolving rapidly last year when I made the port.
I state clearly on nectar-client wiki on google code that it supports CQL3 via thrift. I've pretty much given up on cassandra wiki. Using my blog to share knowledge about Cassandra is quicker, easier and immediate. Downside is it doesn't come up on google search, so it's really just for myself and my friends. On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Jack Krupansky <j...@basetechnology.com> wrote: > I do recall seeing your announcement of your driver, but I think it got > lost in the discussion of whether it supported CQL. If you say it supports > CQL and native protocol, I’m sure it will get very prompt attention. > > -- Jack Krupansky > > *From:* Peter Lin <wool...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:30 AM > *To:* user@cassandra.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: Why is the cassandra documentation such poor quality? > > > I sent a request to add a link my .Net driver for cassandra to the wiki > over 5 weeks back and no response at all. > > I sent another request way back in 2013 and got zero response. Again, I > totally understand people are busy and I'm just as guilty as everyone else > of letting requests slip by. It's the reality of contributing to open > source as a hobby. If I wasn't serious about contributing to cassandra > community, I wouldn't have spent 2.5 months porting Hector to C# manually. > > Perhaps the real cause is that some committers can't "empathise" with > others in the community? > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Benedict Elliott Smith < > belliottsm...@datastax.com> wrote: > >> All requests I've seen in the past year to edit the wiki (admittedly only >> 2-3) have been answered promptly with editing privileges. Personally I >> don't have a major preference either way for policy - there are positives >> and negatives to each approach - but, like I said, raise it on the dev list >> and see if anybody else does. >> >> However I must admit I cannot empathise with your characterisation of >> requesting permission as 'begging', or a 'slap in the face', or that it is >> even particularly onerous. It is a slight psychological barrier, but in my >> personal experience when a psychological barrier as low as this prevents me >> from taking action, it's usually because I don't have as much desire to >> contribute as I thought I did. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:54 PM, Peter Lin <wool...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I've submitted requests to edit the wiki in the past and nothing ever >>> got done. >>> >>> Having been an apache committer and contributor over the years, I can >>> totally understand that people are busy. I also understand that "most" >>> developer find writing docs tedious. >>> >>> I'd rather not harass the committers about wiki edits, since I didn't >>> like it when it happened to me in the past. That's why many apache projects >>> keep their wiki's open. Honestly, as much as I find writing docs >>> challenging and tedious, it's critical and important. For my other open >>> source projects, I force myself to write docs. >>> >>> my point is, the wiki should be open and the barrier should be removed. >>> Having to "beg/ask" to edit the wiki feels like a slap in the face to me, >>> but maybe I'm alone in this. Then again, I've heard the same sentiment from >>> other people about cassandra's wiki. The thing is, they just chalk it up to >>> "cassandra committers don't give a crap about docs". I do my best to defend >>> the committers and point out some are volunteers, but it does give the >>> public a negative impression. I know the committers care about docs, but >>> they don't always have time to do it. >>> >>> I know that given a choice between coding or writing docs, 90% of the >>> time I'll choose coding. What I've decided instead is to document stuff on >>> one of my blogs. If someone gets lucky, maybe google will return the >>> result. I keep asking myself "what's the point of closing a wiki?" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Benedict Elliott Smith < >>> belliottsm...@datastax.com> wrote: >>> >>>> It only takes a moment to ask to be added as a wiki contributor; if >>>> you email the dev list or ask on irc, somebody with privileges will >>>> ordinarily add you within a day. It may be a psychological barrier, but it >>>> isn't really a practical one. Still, if you feel the policy is incorrect, >>>> raise this on the dev list also. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Peter Lin <wool...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've tried to contribute docs to Cassandra wiki in the past, but >>>>> there's an obstacle. >>>>> >>>>> currently wiki.apache.org/cassandra is locked down, so only commiters >>>>> can edit it. I really wish that wasn't the case, since it wastes time. the >>>>> commiters are busy writing code. Having to email a commiter and ask them >>>>> to >>>>> update it feels silly to me and kind of goes against openness. Back when I >>>>> was active with JMeter, we decided to leave it open so that anyone can >>>>> edit >>>>> the docs. >>>>> >>>>> I can't be the only one that wants to help make the docs better, but >>>>> get frustrated with the wiki being closed. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:25 AM, <spa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I would like to help out with the documentation of C*. How do I start? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Robert Stupp <sn...@snazy.de> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Just a note: >>>>>>> If you have suggestions how to improve documentation on the datastax >>>>>>> website, write them an email to d...@datastax.com. They appreciate >>>>>>> proposals :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 23.07.2014 um 09:10 schrieb Mark Reddy <mark.re...@boxever.com>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Kevin, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The difference here is that the Apache Cassandra site is maintained >>>>>>> by the community whereas the DataStax site is maintained by paid >>>>>>> employees >>>>>>> with a vested interest in producing documentation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With DataStax having some comprehensive docs, I guess the desire for >>>>>>> people to maintain the Apache site has dwindled. However, if you are >>>>>>> interested in contributing to it and bringing it back up to standard you >>>>>>> can, thus is the freedom of open source. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Kevin Burton <bur...@spinn3r.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This document: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/Operations >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> … for example. Is extremely out dated… does NOT reflect 2.x >>>>>>>> releases certainly. Mentions commands that are long since >>>>>>>> removed/deprecated. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Instead of giving bad documentation, maybe remove this and mark it >>>>>>>> as obsolete. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The datastax documentation… is … acceptable I guess. My main >>>>>>>> criticism there is that a lot of it it is in their blog. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kevin >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Founder/CEO Spinn3r.com <http://spinn3r.com/> >>>>>>>> Location: *San Francisco, CA* >>>>>>>> blog: http://burtonator.wordpress.com >>>>>>>> … or check out my Google+ profile >>>>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/102718274791889610666/posts> >>>>>>>> <http://spinn3r.com/> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> http://spawgi.wordpress.com >>>>>> We can do it and do it better. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
