[jira] [Commented] (BEAM-9999) Remove support for EOLed runners (Apex, etc.)

["Kenneth Knowles (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Kenneth Knowles commented on BEAM-9999:
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Makes sense to me, especially if Beam is moving on in ways that require updates (like Java 11) or if there is maintenance burden. I think the important thing is whether they have users. You can get some general ideas from https://repository.apache.org/#central-stat (committers only access) but it cannot distinguish continuous testing downloads of course.

CC [~thw@apache.org] for comment on Apex
CC [~mauzhang] for comment on Gearpump

> Remove support for EOLed runners (Apex, etc.)
> ---------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: BEAM-9999
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-9999
>             Project: Beam
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: runner-apex, runner-core
>            Reporter: Ahmet Altay
>            Priority: Major
>
> These runners look EOLed, not maintained:
> - Apex (last release 2+ years ago)
> - Gearpump (last release 1+ year ago)
> Removing support for these could reduce the code base size, reduce flaky test, and make it easier to add new features.
> /cc [~kenn][~tysonjh]



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